
Class. 
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THE LITURGY 



Evangelical Lutheran Church, 



PREPARED AND PUBLISHED 



BY ORDER OF 



THE GENERAL SYNOD. 



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PHILADELPHIA: 
LUTHERAN PUBLICATION SOCIETY. 

1881. 

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Copyrighted 1881, 

By the Publishing Committee of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran 
Church in the United States. 



SHERMAN A CO,, PRINTERS, PHILADELPHIA* 



AUTHORITY. 



At the Twenty-Ninth Convention of the General 
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the 
United States, in session at Wooster, Ohio, June, 1879, 
the Chairman of the Liturgical Committee reported "a 
provisional form of a i Book of Prayer/ " 

The following was adopted : 

Resolution. 

" Resolved, That the Liturgy be recommitted, and that 
an additional committee of seven be appointed, who may 
have six months to offer suggestions and additions, and 
that on the agreement of two-thirds of the joint com- 
mittee, they be authorized to publish the work for the 
use of the Church/' 

The Committee having conformed to the above direc- 
tion, the Book is offered to the Church. As far as it 



IV AUTHORITY. 

agrees with His truth, may it please Almighty God to 
give it his blessing, and make it instrumental in glorify- 
ing His name. 

Irving Magee, 
L. E. Albert, 

Committee. 

J. A. Brown, S. Ort, 

S. Sprecher, P. Felts, 
W. M. Batjm, J. F. Reinmund, 
W. D. Strobel, 

Advisory Committee. 
March, 1881. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

Authority, 3 

Table of Scripture Lessons for the Sundays and Festivals of the 

Church- Jear, 7 

Morning Service, 9 

Evening Service, 15 

Order for the Baptism of Children, 38 

Baptism, of Adults, 43 

Order for the Confirmation of Persons Baptized in Infancy, . . 50 
Order for Receiving Members from Other Congregations, ... 55 
Order for Confession and Absolution, Preparatory to the Celebra- 
tion of the Lord's Supper, 56 

Sentences for the Collection of Alms and Offerings, ..... 63 

Order for the Holy Communion, 64 

Order for the Solemnization of Holy Matrimony, 73 

Order for the Burial of the Dead, 84 

Order for Licensure, Ill 

Order for the Ordination of a Minister, 119 

Order for the Installation of a Pastor, 131 

Order for the Installation of the Church Council, 134 

Order for Laying the Corner-Stone of a Church, 139 

Order for the Consecration of a Church, 142 

Order for the Consecration of a Burial Ground, 151 

Benedictions, 156 

Order of Service for Festival Days, 158 

Collects for Festival and Other Days, 173 

Festival Prayers, 181 

The Account of our Lord's Suffering and Death, 222 



Table of Scripture Lessons for the Sundays and 


Festivals of the Church-Year. o 




From the New Testament. 


F::om the Old Testament. 


Sundays 
and Festivals. 














From Gospels. 


From Epistles. 


Historical Books. 


Poetical Books. 


Sundays in Ad- 










! VCnt ' 


Luke i, 1-25. 


Col. i, 16-23. 


Gen. iii, 1-15. 


Ps. xl. 




i, 26-35. 


Rom. i, 16-25. 


Jer. xxxi, 31-36. 


Prov. viii. 22-31. 




i, 39-56. 

i, 67-80. 

John i, 1-14. 










Heb. xii 15-25. 






Christmas Day , 


- i, 1-12* 


Isa. ix, 2-7. 


Mi'cah v,2-4 - . 




. i, 15-18. 


1 John iY.7-16. 




Ps. cxlviii. 


S.a/t. Christmas, 


Luke ii, 22-32. 




xii, 1-6. 




New Tear's Ere, 


Mat. xvi, 1-12. 


1 Peter i, 22-25. 


Ps. xc. 




New Tear's Day. 


Luke iv,lC-2l. 


ii, 1-10. 




Isa. xl. 26-31. 


S. aft. New Tear, 


Mat. iii. 1-12. 


Rom. vii, 7-25. 


Gen. xi,l-9. 


1 Sam. ii, 1-10. 


Epiphany, 


. iii, 13-17. 


iii, 23-81. 


— xii,l-4— xiii,6-ll 


Isa. ii, 1-6. 


Sundays after 








j 


Epiphany. 










1 


John i, 35-51. 

iii, 22-36. 

Mat. iv, 12-17. 
John iv, 4-24. 


Ephes. ii, 11-22. 
Rom. iv, 16-25. 


xiv, 8-20. 


Deu.xviii, 16-19. 
Isa. lxi, 1-6. 
Amos iii, 1-8. 
Micah vi, 1-8. 




xviii, 20-33. 

xxii, 1-9. 


4 


ZZZ viiil l-ll". 




iv, 25-42. 


1 Cor. ii'l-io! 


xxiv, 34-51. 


vii, 14-20. 




Mat. Xi, 25-30. 
xvi, 13-20. 


James iii, 13-18. 
2 (or. viii, 1-9. 


xxviii, 10-22. 

xii, 28-43. 


Haggai ii,l-9. 
Mai. ii, 4-10. 


Septuagesima, 


Sexagesima, 


xvii, 1-9. 


Kom. xiv, 13-19. 


xLX,l-33. 


Amos viii, 1-14.' 


Quiiiquagesima, 


John viii, 12-20. 


x, 8-18. 


1,15-22. 


Hab. ii, 1-14. 


Sundays in Lent. 










1 Invocavit, 


Tiii, 23-40 


Heb. xii, 1-6. 


Exod. i, 3-22. 


Isa. 1, 4-10. 


2 Reminiscere, 


ix,l-22. 


Rom. viii, 28-39. 


ii, 1-10. 


Pb. Ii. 


3 Oculi 


x, 23-38. 


2 Cor. iv, 7-14. 


ii. 11-15. 


xxii. 


4 Laetare, 




. v, 14-21. 


iii, 1-14. 


Isa. lxiv,l-12. 


6 Judica, 


Xi, 2.^-67. 


1 Peter i, 13-21. 


v,l-21. 


Job xxxiii 13-30. 


6 Palmarvm, 


xii,l-19. 


Heb. x, 19-27. 




Zeeh. ix, 8-12. 


Thurs. b. Easter, 


Luke xxii, 7-23. 


1 Cor. X, 16-22. 




Ps. XXV. 


Good Friday, 


Mat. xxvii,S3-64. 


Rev. v, 1-14. 


Exod. xii,'l-l4. 


Isa. Hi, 13— liii, 
12. 

XXV, 1-8. 


Easter Sunday, 


Mat. xxviii, 1-10. 


lCor. xv, 12-28. 


Job xix, 22-27. 


. Monday, 


John xx, 11-18. 


xv, 35-49. 


Pb. oxviii, 14-29. 


Lze.xxxviii,l-14 


Sundays after 










Easter. 










1 Qitasimod., 


Lukexxiv,36-47. 


xv, 60-58. 


Exod. xv, 1-21. 


Isa. iv, 2-6. 


2 Misericord., 


John xxi, 1-19. 


Uohn i, 1-7. 


xv, 22-26. 


F.ze. xxxiv. 11-16 


3 Jubilate, 




ii, 12-17. 


xvi, 1-15. 


Jiosea ii, 18-23. 


4 (Jantate, 


xvii, 9-19. 


iii, 1-11. 


xvii, 1-16. 


Isa. xlix, 8-15. 


6 Rogate, 


xvii, 20-26. 


V, 12-21. 


Ps. cxvi. 




Ascension, 


I like xxiv,44-53. 


Eph. iv, 7-16. 


Gen. v, 21-24. 


ex. 


S. aft. Ascension, 


John xiv, 1-14. 


Acts i, 12-26. 


Exod. xix, 3-8. 


Isa. xxxii. 14-20. 


yVJiit-Siinday, 


xiv, 15-21. 


ii, 14-21. 


Joel ii, 21 — iii, 1. 


Joel ii, 28-32. 


Whit-Monday, 




Rom. x, 11-17. 


Ps. exxii. 


Eze. xxxvi 25-28 


Trinity Sunday, 


Mat.xxviii',18-20 


Eph. i, 3-14. 


Num. vi, 22-27. 


Isa. vi, 1-8. 


Sundays after 

Trinity. 










v,l-12.' 

v, 13-19. 


Acta ii, 42-47. 
iii, 1-10. 


Exod. xxxiv, 1-10. 
Num. xxi, 4-9. 


Ps. lxii. 
Job xxxvi. 26 — 
xxxrii,13. 
Eze. xviii, 20-24. 
fs. ciii. 
Lam. iii, 22-40. 


2 




v, 27-42. 

V, 43-48. 

vi,l-15. 


iii, 11-26. 

iv,l-22. 

iv, 23-31. 


xxiii,7.12. 

Josh.xxiv,14-2-i. 
Jud. ii, 1-12 




5 




vi, 16-23. 


— ,-iv, 32— v.ll. 
V, 12-42. 


Ruth i, 1-17. 
1 Sam. iii, 1-18. 


Ps. xci. 
Iccles iii, 1-17. 


7 










Ps. cxix, 105-112. 

liii. 

Jer. Ylii, 4-9. 




John v 19-29. 






1 10 


vi 30-36! 


IZZ Ti u',9-l>6.' 


xxiv,2-22! 



1\\i5lk oi Scripture Lessons for the Sundays and 
Festivals ok the Chuuch-Year — continued. 



From toe Old Testament. 




ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 



ORDER OF MORNING SERVICE. 

f The Minister shall begin the Service by reading one or more of the fol- 
lowing sen 



IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

The Lord is in His Holy Temple ; let all the 
earth keep silence before Him. 

From the rising of the sun, even unto the going 
down of the same, my Name shall be great among 
the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be 
offered unto my Name, and a pure offering : for 
my Name shall be great among the heathen, saith 
the Lord of Hosts. 

Lord, open Thou my lips, and my mouth 
shall show forth Thy praise. For Thou desirest 
not sacrifice, else would I give it ; Thou delightest 
not in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are 



10 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

a broken spirit ; a broken and a contrite heart, O 
God, Thou wilt not despise. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the medita- 
tion of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight, O 
Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. 

If The Congregation, arise arid remain standing until the end of the Creed. 
^[ Then shall be said or sung the 

Gloria Patri. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Tf Then shall the Minister say 

The Confession of Sin. 

DEARLY Beloved : The Holy Scriptures de- 
clare, that when the wicked man turneth 
away from his wickedness, and doeth that which 
is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 
The sacrifices of God are a broken and a contrite 
heart. To the Lord belong mercies and forgive- 
ness, though we have rebelled against Him. Let 
us therefore confess our sins unto our Father, 
with sincere, humble, and obedient hearts, that 
we may obtain remission of the same by His infi- 
nite goodness and mercy. 



MORNING SERVICE. 1-1 



Let r ( 



* pray. 



ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, unto 
whom all hearts are open, and all desires 
are known, all whose commandments are just, 
necessary, and good ; we confess unto Thee, that 
we have erred and strayed from Thy ways like 
lost sheep. We have followed too much the de- 
vices and desires of our own hearts. We have 
offended against Thy holy laws. We have left 
undone those things which we ought to have 
done ; and we have done those things which we 
ought not to have done. But enter not, we be- 
seech Thee, into judgment with us ; for in Thy 
sight shall no man living be justified. As Thou 
desirest not the death of a sinner, but that he 
may turn from his wickedness and live — have 
mercy, O Lord, upon us, miserable offenders. 
Spare Thou those, O God, who confess their 
faults. Restore Thou those who are truly peni- 
tent, according to Thy gracious promises declared 
unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And 
grant, O most merciful Father, that we may here- 
after live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the 
glory of Thy holy name, through Thy blessed 
Son, our Mediator and Redeemer. 

^ Then shall be said or sung the 

Kyrie. 



12 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

O God, the Father in Heaven, have mercy 
upon us ! 

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have 
mercy upon us I 

God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us, 
and grant us Thy peace ! Amen. 

^\ Then may the Minister say this prayer, or it may be omitted. 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, who 
of Thy great mercy hast promised forgive- 
ness of sins to all them that with hearty repent- 
ance and true faith turn unto Thee ; have mercy 
upon us, pardon and deliver us from all our sins, 
confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and 
bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

^ Then shall the Apostles' Greed be said by the Minister and. the Congre- 
gation. 

Apostles 1 Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, 
Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord ; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of 
the Virgin Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate", 
Was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended 
into the place of departed spirits ; The third day 
He rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, 
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father 



MORNING SERVICE. 13 

Almighty ; From thence He shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Christian 
Church ; The communion of saints ; The forgive- 
ness of sins ; The resurrection of the body ; And 
the life everlasting. Amen. 

fl Then shall be sung the Te Deum Laudamus, or the Gloria in Ex- 
celsis, as here followeth. 

Gloria in JExcelsis. 

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good will towards men. We praise Thee, 
we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, 
we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O 
Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Al- 
mighty. 

Lord, the only begotten Son Jesus Christ ; O 
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that 
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy 
upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest 
away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. 
Thou that sittest at the right hand of Oiod the 
Father, have mercy upon us. 

For Thou only art holy ; Thou only art the 
Lord ; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, 
art most high in the glory of God the Father. 
Amen. 



14 ORDER OP PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

: - I" Then shall foUow the 

Reading of the Scriptures. 

Hymn. 

Prayer. 

Hymn. 

Collection. 

Sermon. 

f Then shall the Minister offer a brief prayer, which may close with the 
Lord's Prayer, in vjhich the people may join; and it is fitting that 
they should do so vjhenever it occurs in public vjorship. 

The Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, who art in Heaven ; Hallowed be 
Thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this 
day our daily bread; And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against 
us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver 
us from evil ; For Thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

\ Then shall follow a Hymn, and the 

Benediction. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love 
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost be 
with you all. Amen. 

Or, 

The Lord bless thee and keep thee ; 



EVENING SERVICE. 15 

The Lord make His face to shine upon thee, 
and be gracious unto thee ; 

The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, 
and give thee peace. Amen. 

^ After the benediction, the Congregation, still standing, should offer 
silent prayer. 



ORDER OF EVENING SERVICE. 

Tf The Service shall begin with one of the following Introits. The In- 
troit may be said responsively by the Minister and Congregation. 

The Introit. 
i. Mtus $2Lismntux. Ps. lxvii. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us : And 
cause His face to shine upon us. 

That Thy way may be known upon earth ; 
Thy saving health among all nations. 

Let the people praise Thee, O God : Let all the 
people praise Thee. 

Then shall the earth yield her increase. And 
God, even our own God, shall bless us. 

God shall bless us : And all the ends of the 
earth shall fear Him. 

2. Mtlait &n. Ps. c. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye 
lands : Serve the Lord with Gladness, 
come before His presence with singing. 



16 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Know ye that the Lord He is God ; It is He 
that hath made us, and not we ourselves. We are 
His people, and the sheep of His pasture. 

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and 
into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto 
Him, and bless His Name. 

For the Lord is good; His mercy is ever- 
lasting : And His truth endure th to all genera- 
tions. 

3. Vtnitt Cxulttmus 29otmnc. Ps. xcv. 

OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord : Let us 
make a joyful noise to the Rock of our sal- 
vation. 

Let us come before His presence with thanks- 
giving : And make a joyful noise unto Him with 
psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God: And a great 
King above all gods. 

In His hand are the deep places of the earth : 
The strength of the hills is His also. 

The sea is His, and He made it : And his hands 
formed the dry land. 

O come, let us worship and bow down : Let us 
kneel before the Lord our Maker. 

For He is our God : And we are the people of 
His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. 



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EVENING SERVICE. 17 

4- SUttatu* .gum. Ps. cxxii. 

WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go 
into the house of the Lord ; our feet shall 
stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : They shall 
prosper that love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls: And prosperity 
within thy palaces. 

5. Staiaio Jitter 3Emto«nit*. Ps. xxvi. 

I WILL wash mine hands in innocency : So 
will I compass thine Altar, O Lord. 
That I may publish with the voice of thanks- 
giving: And tell of all Thy wondrous works. 

Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy 
house : And the place where Thine house dwel- 
leth. 

1T Then shall be said or sung the Gloria Patri, the Congregation standing. 

Gloria Patri. 

GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost; 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

T Then may the Minister say the Confession of Sins as here followeth. 
The Congregation standing until the end of the Kyrie- or the Min- 
ister may omit all until the end of the Kyrie, at his discretion 
2 



18 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

The Confession of Sins. 

DEARLY Beloved : If we say that we have 
no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth 
is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God is 
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to 
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Let us there- 
fore confess our sins unto God our heavenly 
Father, and humbly beseech Him, in the name 
of our Lord J esus Christ, to grant us forgiveness. 

*[" Let us pray. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful Father ; we 
JjL poor sinners acknowledge and confess our 
manifold sins and wickedness, which we, from 
time to time, have committed, by thought, word, 
and deed, against Thy Divine Majesty. We have 
provoked Thy wrath and indignation against us, 
and deserve at Thy hands the punishment due to 
the guilty. But w r e do earnestly repent, and are 
heartily sorry for these our misdoings ; and we 
beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to have 
mercy upon us. Pardon and deliver us from all 
our sins ; confirm and strengthen us in all good- 
ness ; and bring us to everlasting life ; for the 
sake of Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

^ Then shall the Congregation sing or say the 

Kyrie. 



EVENING SERVICE. 19 



LORD, have mercy upon us ! 
Christ have mercy upon us ! 
Lord, have mercy upon us ! Amen. 



o 



Or this : 

GOD the Father in heaven ; have mercy 
upon us ! 
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have 

mercy upon us ! 
O God the Holy Ghost; have mercy upon us, 

and grant us Thy peace ! Amen. 

^ Then may the Minister say this prayer, or it may be omitted. 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, 
who of thy great mercy hast promised 
forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty 
repentance and true faith turn unto thee : have 
mercy upon us ; pardon and deliver us from all 
our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all good- 
ness, and bring us to everlasting life, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

% The 3Iinister here readeth a Ifssoa from the Old Testament, after vjhieh 
one of the following Canticles shall be sung ; or, if but one lesson is 
used, this may be omitted. 

SUfiafct ©*u!os iHtos. Ps. cxxi. 

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 
whence eometh my help. 
My help eometh from the Lord which made 
heaven and earth. 



20 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; He 
that keepeth thee will not slumber. 

Behold, he that keepeth Israel, shall neither 
slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord is thy keeper ; The Lord is thy shade 
upon thy right hand. 

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the 
moon by night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; 
He shall preserve thy soul. 

The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and 
thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for 
evermore. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Or this : 
Bomtm tst <£ontitm. Ps. xcii. 

IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 
and to sing praises unto Thy name, Host 
Highest. 

To tell of thy loving kindness early in the 
morning, and of Thy Truth in the night season. 
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon 
the lute, upon a loud instrument, and upon the 
harp. 



EVENING SERVICE. 21 

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through 
Thy works, and I will rejoice in giving praise for 
the operations of Thy hands. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

fl The Minister then readeth a lesson from the New Testament. Then 
shall be sung a Hymn or suitable Anthem, or this Song following : 

Stfj* JHa^nificat. Luke i. 

MY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my 
spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 

For He hath regarded : the low estate of his 
handmaiden. 

For behold, from henceforth; all generations 
shall call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath done to me great 
things : and holy is His Name. 

And His mercy is on them that fear Him : 
from generation to generation. 

He hath showed strength with His arm ; He 
hath scattered the proud in the imagination of 
their hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seats: 
and exalted them of low degree. 

He hath filled the hungry with good things : 
and the rich He hath sent empty away. 

He hath helpen His servant Israel, in remem- 



22 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

brance of His mercy : as He spake to our fathers, 
to Abraham, and to his seed, forever. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Tf Then followeth 

Prayer. 

Hymn. 

Collection. 

Sermon. 

Prayer (Lord's Prayer). 

Hymn. 

Doxology. 

Benediction. 

Tf After the Benediction, the Congregation, still standing, should offer 
silent prayer. 



GENERAL PRAYER AND LITANY. 



General Prayer. 

Tf To be v^ed as occasion may require. 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, we lift 
our hearts unto Thee, from whom alone 
cometh our help. We adore Thee as the Author 
of the Universe, of whom, and to whom, are all 



EVENING SERVICE. 23 

things. Thou art worthy of all honor, gratitude, 
and praise. Thy mercy is from everlasting to 
everlasting upon them that fear Thee; and Thy 
righteousness unto children's children. 

We, thine unworthy servants, do give Thee 
most humble and hearty thanks for all thy good- 
ness and loving-kindness to us and to all men. 
We bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and 
all the blessings of this life; but, above all, for 
thine inestimable love in the redemption of the 
world by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ; for 
the means of grace and the hope of glory. And 
we beseech Thee to give us that due sense of all 
thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly 
thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise 
not only with our lips, but in our lives. Grant 
that we may devote ourselves to thy service, and 
walk before Thee in holiness and righteousness 
all our days. Enable us always to cherish and 
exercise those pious and virtuous affections, which 
are according to thy will; to the end that we may 
enjoy the testimony of a good conscience, and the 
assurance of Thy favor ; that we may be sustained 
and comforted under the troubles of this life, and 
finally be received into life everlasting, through 
Thine infinite mercy in Jesus Christ our Lord. 

O God, the creator and preserver of all man- 
kind, we humbly beseech Thee for all sorts and 



24 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

conditions of men ; that Thou wouldst be pleased 
to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving 
health unto all nations. We pray that the Church 
of Jesus Christ throughout the world may be so 
guided and governed by Thy good Spirit, that all 
who profess themselves Christians may be led into 
the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of 
spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness 
of life. 

We commend to thy fatherly goodness all those 
who are afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or 
estate ; that it may please Thee to comfort and 
relieve them according to their several necessities ; 
giving them patience under their sufferings, and 
a happy issue out of all their afflictions. 

We implore thy heavenly blessing upon the 
land in which we live. Give success, we pray 
Thee, to the virtuous labors of its inhabitants, 
and graciously provide for all their wants. 

Most heartily we beseech Thee, with thy favor 
to behold and bless thy servant, The President 
of the United States, the Governor of this State, 
and all others in authority; and so replenish 
them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that 
they may always incline to thy will, and walk 
in thy way : Endue them plenteously with 
heavenly gifts ; grant them in health and pros- 
perity long to live ; and finally, after this life, to 



EVENING SERVICE. 25 

attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 

O Thou from whom cometh every good and 
perfect gift ; send down upon all ministers of the 
Gospel, and upon all congregations committed to 
their charge, the needful spirit of thy grace ; and 
that they may truly please Thee, pour upon them 
the continual dew of thy blessing. Give efficacy 
to the means which thou hast furnished to en- 
lighten and save the world, that the number of 
Thy saints may be multiplied, and that we may 
become a wise and holy people, whom Thou wilt 
delight to keep and to bless. 

[Here other prayers and collects may be offer ed.~\ 

O God, from whom all holy desires, all good 
counsels, and all just works do proceed ; give 
unto thy servants that peace which the world 
cannot give ; that our hearts may be led to obey 
thy commandments, and also that we, being de- 
fended by Thee, from the fear of our enemies, 
may pass the remainder of our time in rest and 
quietness. 

Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, and by 
thy great mercy defend us from all perils and 
dangers, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour. 

Hear us, most merciful God, we entreat Thee, 
in these our humble supplications. Fulfil our 



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desires and petitions as may be most expedient 
for us ; and grant likewise unto us whatsoever 
other things are requisite and necessary for our 
bodies or our souls ; and this we beg through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world 
without end. Amen. 



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A Collect for Peace. 

GOD, who art the author of peace and lover 
of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth 
our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; 
Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of 
our enemies ; that we, surely trusting in thy de- 
fence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, 
through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



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A Collect for Grace. 

LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and 
everlasting God, who hast safely brought 
us to the beginning of this day ; Defend us in the 
same with thy mighty power ; and grant that this 
day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind 
of danger ; but that all our doings, being ordered 
by thy good will, may be righteous in thy sight ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



EVENING SERVICE. 27 

A Collect for Support 

OGOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the 
sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of 
such as are sorrowful ; mercifully assist our 
prayers which we make before Thee in all our 
troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress 
us ; and graciously hear us, that those evils which 
the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh 
against us may, by thy good providence, be 
brought to nought ; that we, thy servants, being 
hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give 
thanks unto Thee in thy holy Church, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

A Collect for the Evening. 

OLOBJD, our heavenly Father, by whose Al- 
mighty power we have been preserved this 
day ; by thy great mercy defend us from all perils 
and dangers of this night, for the love of thine 
only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Collects to be used at the End of Divine Service. 

OGOD, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful, 
visit, we pray Thee, this congregation with 
thy love and favor ; enlighten their minds more 
and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel ; 
graft into their hearts a sincere love of thy truth ; 



28 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

increase in them true religion ; nourish them with 
all goodness ; and of thy great mercy, keep them 
in the same, O blessed Spirit ; Whom with the 
Father and the Son together, we worship and 
glorify as one God, world without end. Our 
Father, etc. 

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our 
supplications and prayers ; and dispose the 
way of thy servants towards the attainment of 
everlasting salvation ; that among all the changes 
of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by 
thy most gracious and ready help, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Our Father, etc. 

GKANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that 
the words which we have heard this day with 
our outward ears, may, through thy grace, be so 
grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may 
bring forth in us the fruit of good living ; to the 
honor and praise of thy name, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Our Father, etc. 

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, 
who knowest our necessities before we ask, 
and our ignorance in asking ; we beseech Thee to 
have compassion upon our infirmities ; and those 
things which for our unworthiness we dare not, 
and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to 



EVENING SERVICE. 29 

give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Our Father, etc. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear 
the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's 
name; we beseech Thee mercifully to incline thine 
ears to us who have now made our prayers and 
supplications unto Thee; and grant, that those 
things which we have faithfully asked according 
to thy will, may effectually be obtained ; to the 
relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of 
thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

OUR Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be 
thy Name ; Thy Kingdom come ; Thy will 
be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ; Give us 
this day our daily bread; And forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against 
us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver 
us from evil; For Thine is the Kingdom, and 
the Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen. 



The Litany, or General Supplication. 

% To be used on days of humiliation and prayer, before communion, and 
at such other times as occasion may be. 

LORD, have mercy upon us : 
Christ, have mercy upon us : 
Lord, have mercy upon us : 



30 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

O Christ, hear us ! 

O God, the Father in heaven, 

Have mercy upon us ! 

O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

Have mercy upon us ! 

O God, the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the 
Father and the Son, 

Have mercy upon us ! 

O Holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three 
Persons, and one God, 

Be gracious unto us ! 

Remember not, Lord, our offences ! 

Help us, good Lord ! 

Be gracious unto us. 

Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people whom 
Thou hast redeemed with thy most precious 
blood. 

And be not angry with us forever. 

Spare us, good Lord. 

From all evil and mischief; from the power of 
sin and the snares of the devil ; from thy wrath 
and from everlasting damnation ; from all blind- 
ness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypoc- 
risy ; from envy, hatred, malice, and all unchari- 
tableness; from all inordinate and sinful affections; 
from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and 
the devil, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 



EVENING SERVICE. 31 

From lightning, tempest, and earthquake; from 
plague, pestilence, and famine ; from all disasters 
by land and water ; from battle and murder, and 
from sudden death ; from all tumult and riot ; 
from sedition and rebellion ; from all false doc- 
trine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness of heart 
and contempt of Thy word and authority, 

Good Loud, deliver us. 

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation ; 

By Thy holy Nativity and Circumcision ; 

By Thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation ; 

By Thine agony and bloody sweat ; 

By Thy Cross and Passion ; 

By Thy precious Death and Burial ; 

By Thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension, 
and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of 
our prosperity ; in all time of temptation and 
heaviness ; in the hour of death, and in the day 
of judgment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord 
God, that it may please Thee to rule and govern 
thy holy church universal in the right way ; 

That it may please Thee to bless and preserve 
all Christian Rulers and Magistrates ; giving them 
grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth ; 



32 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

and to give to all nations unity, peace, and con- 
cord; 

That it may please Thee to illuminate all Min- 
isters of the Gospel with true knowledge and 
understanding of thy Word ; and that both by 
their preaching and living they may set it forth, 
and show it accordingly ; 

And that it may please Thee to bless and keep 
all thy people, 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Loud. 

That it may please Thee to give us a heart to 
love and fear Thee, and diligently to live after 
thy commandments ; to give all thy people in- 
crease of grace, to hear meekly thy word, to re- 
ceive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the 
fruits of Thy Spirit; to bring into the way of 
truth all such as have erred and are deceived; 
to strengthen such as do stand, comfort and help 
the weak-hearted, to raise up them that fall ; and 
finally, to beat down Satan under our feet, 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to succor, help, and 
comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and trib- 
ulation ; all that are in peril on land or sea ; all 
sick j>ersons, mothers and young children ; to 
show thy pity unto all prisoners and captives; 
to defend and provide for the fatherless and the 
widow, and all that are desolate and oppressed ; to 



EVENING SERVICE. 33 

forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, 
and to turn their hearts; and to have mercy upon 
all men, 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

And that it may please Thee to give and pre- 
serve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so 
that in due time we may enjoy them ; to give us 
true repentance ; to forgive us all our sins, negli- 
gences, and ignorance ; and to endue us with the 
grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives ac- 
cording to thy holy Word, 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

Son of God, 

We beseech Thee to hear us. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world ; 

Grant us thy peace. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world ; 

Have mercy upon us. 

O Christ, hear us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. Amen. 

*[ Then may the Minister, and the People with him, say the Lord's Prayer. 

UUB, Father, who art in Heaven ; Hallowed be 
thy Name ; Thy Kingdom come ; Thy will 
be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ; Give us this 



34 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

day our daily bread; And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against 
us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver 
us from evil; For Thine is the Kingdom, and the 
Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen. 

% The Minister may, at Ms discretion, omit all that follows. 

O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. 
Neither reward us according to our iniquities. 

OGOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the 
sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire 
of such as are sorrowful; mercifully assist our 
prayers which we make before Thee in all our 
troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress 
us; and graciously hear us, that those evils which 
the craft and subtilty of the devil or man work- 
eth against us, may, by thy good providence, be 
brought to naught ; that we, thy servants, being- 
hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks 
unto Thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

f Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us, for thy 
namds sake. 

OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and our 
fathers have declared unto us, the noble 
works that Thou didst in their days, and in the 
old time before them. 



EVENING SERVICE. 35 

Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us, for 
thine honor. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

From our enemies defend us, O Christ. 

Graciously look upon our afflictions. 

With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts. 

Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people. 

Favorably with mercy hear our prayers. 

Son of David, have mercy upon us. 

Both now and ever, vouchsafe to hear us, O 
Christ. 

Graciously hear us, Christ ; graciously hear 
us, Lord Christ. 

O Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon us ; 

As we do put our trust in Thee. Amen.] 

¥T7 E humbly beseech Thee, O Father, merri- 
ly ¥ fully to look upon our infirmities ; and, 
for the glory of thy name, turn from us all those 
evils that we most justly have deserved; and grant 
that, in all our troubles, we may put our whole 
trust and confidence in thy mercy; and evermore 
serve Thee in holiness and purity of living, to thy 
honor and glory, through our only Mediator and 
Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



VS ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

I" A General Thanksgiving. 

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, 
thy unworthy servants, do give Thee most 
humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness 
and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We 
bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all 
the blessings of this life ; but, above all, for thine 
inestimable love in the redemption cf the world 
by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, 
and for the hope of glory. ■ And, we beseech Thee, 
give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our 
hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we 
may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, 
but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to thy 
service, and by walking before Thee in holiness 
and righteousness all our days, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord; to whom, with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

If A General Supplication. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at 
this time, with one accord to make our 
common supplications unto Thee; and dost prom- 
ise that when two or three are gathered together 
in thy name, Thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil 
now. O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy ser- 
vants, as may be most expedient for them; grant- 



EVENING SERVICE. 37 

ing us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and 
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

2 Cor. xiii. 14. 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy 
Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 

Here endeth the Litany. 



Part Second. 

ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM 
OF CHILDREN. 

% The child being brought before, the altar by its parents or sponsors, the 
Minister shall address them, saying : 

DEARLY Beloved : In presenting this child 
for holy baptism, you not only signify 
thereby your faith in the Christian religion, of 
which baptism is an ordinance, but also your de- 
sire that he should enjoy the great benefits of this 
blessed sacrament, and of special prayer on his 
behalf by the church, that he may surely know 
and follow the will of God, may live and die a 
Christian, and may finally attain to everlasting 
life in heaven. 

This holy baptism is not mere water ; but it is 
that water which the ordinance of God enjoins, 
and which is connected with God's word ; which 
saith: "Go ye and make disciples of all nations, 
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." 

It signifies that the old Adam, with all sinful 
lusts and affections, should be destroyed by daily 
sorrow and repentance ; and that a new man 



ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN. 39 

should daily arise, that shall dwell in the presence 
of God in righteousness and purity for ever. 

It will therefore be your duty, as his parents 
(or sponsors) , to teach him early this blessed truth ; 
to watch over his education in all things, that he 
be not led astray by false doctrines ; to direct his 
youthful mind to the Holy Scriptures and his feet 
to the sanctuary ; to restrain him from evil asso- 
ciates and habits ; and, as much as in you lieth, to 
" bring him up in the nurture and admonition of 
the Lord." 

Question. — Will you endeavor so to do, by the 
help of God ? Then answer : 

Answer. — I will. 

Quest. — Do you renounce, and will you faith- 
fully exhort this child to renounce, the devil and 
all his works and ways ? 

Ans. — Yes. 

Quest. — Do you believe the articles of the Chris- 
tian faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed ? 

Ans.-— I do. 

Quest. — Is it your desire that this child shall 
be baptized into this faith? 

Ans. — Yes. 

Tj Then, turning to the congregation, the Minister shall say : 

But, forasmuch as all men are born in sin, and 
our Saviour Jesus Christ saith none can enter the 
kingdom of God, except he be born anew of water 



40 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

and of the Holy Ghost, I beseech you to call upon 
God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, 
that of his bounteous mercy He will grant to this 
child that which by nature he cannot have, that he 
may be baptized with water and the Holy Ghost, 
and be received into Christ's holy church, and 
become a living member of the same. 

^ Let us pray. 

1[ This prayer may be inserted after the baptism, and but a portion of 

it used, at the discretion of the Minister. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great 
mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark 
from perishing by water, and also didst safely lead 
the children of Israel, thy people, through the 
Red Sea, figuring thereby this holy baptism, we 
beseech Thee, for Thine infinite mercies, that Thou 
wilt look upon this child ; wash him and sanctify 
him with the Holy Ghost ; that he, being delivered 
from thy wrath, may be received into the ark of 
Christ's church, and being steadfast in faith, joy- 
ful through hope, and rooted in love, may so pass 
the waves of this troublesome world that finally 
he may come to the land of everlasting life, there 
to reign with Thee, world without end, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

O merciful God, grant that the old Adam in 
this child may be so buried, that the new man 
may be raised up in him. 



ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OP CHILDREN. 41 

Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, 
and that all things belonging to the Spirit may 
live in him. 

Grant that he may have power and strength to 
have victory, and to triumph against the devil, 
the world, and the flesh. 

Grant that whosoever is dedicated to Thee in 
this sacred ordinance may also be endued with 
heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded 
through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost 
live and govern all things, world without end. 

Almighty and ever-living God, whose dearly 
beloved Son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of 
our sins, did shed out of His most precious side 
both water and blood, and gave commandment to 
His disciples that they shall teach all nations, and 
baptize them in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, regard, we be- 
seech Thee, the prayers of this thy congregation 
(or thy people), and grant that this child may re- 
ceive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in 
the number of thy faithful aud elect children, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

% Then the Minister shall say : 

They brought young children to Christ that 
He should put His hands upon them and pray. 



42 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

And His disciples rebuked those that brought 
them ; but when Jesus saw it, He was much dis- 
pleased, and said unto them, Suffer the little chil- 
dren to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of 
such is the kingdom of God. 

Verily, I say unto you, whosoever shall not re- 
ceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he 
shall not enter therein. 

And He took them up in His arms, and put His 
hands upon them and blessed them. 

f Then the Minister, calling the name of the child distinctly, shall baptize 
it by applying water to its head three times, saying : 

i\£, I baptize thee in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

If Let us pray. 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be 
thy Name ; Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be 
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ; Give us this 
day our daily bread; And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against 
us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But de- 
liver us from evil ; For Thine is the Kingdom, the 
Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful 
Father, that it hath pleased Thee to receive thu 
child for Thine own, and to incorporate him into 
thy holy church. And humbly we beseech Thee 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 43 

to grant, that he, being dead unto sin, and living 
unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ 
in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly 
abolish the whole body of sin ; and that as he is 
made partaker of the Death of thy Son, he may 
also be partaker of his Resurrection ; so that 
finally, with the residue of thy holy church, he 
may be an inheritor of Thine everlasting king- 
dom, through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Depart in peace. 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 

\ The candidates standing before the altar, the Minister shall address 
the church as follows : 

DEARLY Beloved : Forasmuch as all men 
are conceived and born in sin, and our 
Saviour Jesus Christ saith, None can enter into 
the kingdom of God, except he be born anew of 
water and of the Holy Ghost ; I beseech you to 
call upon God the Father, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness He 
will grant to these persons that which by nature 
they cannot have ; that they may be baptized with 
water and the Holy Ghost, and received into 
Christ's holy church, and be made living mem- 
bers of the same. 



44 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

If Let us pray. 

Almighty and everlasting God, the aid of all 
that need, the helper of all that flee to Thee for 
succor, the life of them that believe, and the resur- 
rection of the dead ; we call upon Thee for these 
persons, that they, coming to thy holy baptism, 
may receive remission of their sins, according to 
thy gracious word. Receive them, O Lord, as 
Thou hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, say- 
ing, Ask, and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye shall 
find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you ; so 
give now unto us that ask ; let us that seek, find ; 
open the gate unto us that knock ; that these per- 
sons may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy 
heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal 
kingdom which Thou hast promised by Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O merciful God, grant that the old Adam in 
these persons may be so buried, that the new man 
may be raised up in them. 

Grant that all carnal affections may die in 
them, and that all things belonging to the Spirit 
may live and grow in them. 

Grant that they may have power and strength 
to have victory, and triumph against the devil, 
the world, and the flesh. 

Grant that they being here dedicated to Thee in 
this sacred ordinance, may also be endued with 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 45 

heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded 
through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who 
dost live and govern all things, world without 
end. Amen. 

Almighty, ever-living God, whose most dearly 
beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of 
our sins, did shed his most precious blood ; and 
gave commandment to his disciples that they 
should teach all nations, and baptize them in the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost ; regard, we beseech Thee, the prayers 
of this thy congregation ; and grant that the per- 
sons now to be baptized may receive the fulness 
of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of 
thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

1 Then the Minister shall speak to the persons to be baptized on this wise: 

Dearly beloved, who are come hither, desiring to 
receive holy baptism, you have heard how the con- 
gregation hath prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ 
would vouchsafe to receive you, and bless you, 
to release you of your sins, to give you the king- 
dom of heaven and everlasting life. And our 
Lord Jesus Christ has promised in his holy word, 
to grant all those things that we have prayed for ; 
which promise He, for his part, will most surely 
keep and perform. 



46 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, 
you must also faithfully, for your part, promise, 
in the presence of this congregation, that you will 
renounce the devil and all his works, and con- 
stantly believe God's holy word, and obediently 
keep his commandments. 

1[ Then shall the Minister demand of the persons to be baptized, as 
follows, the candidates responding audibly, in the language of the sub- 
joined answers : 

Question. — Do you renounce the devil and all 
his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, 
with all covetous desires of the same, and the sinful 
desires of the flesh, so that you will not follow nor 
be led by them ? Then answer : 

Answer. — I do. 

Quest. — Do you believe in God the Father 
Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth ? 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of 
the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, 
was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended 
into the place of departed spirits ; The third day 
He rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, 
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father 
Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead ? 

And do you believe in the Holy Ghost ; The 
holy Christian Church; The communion of saints; 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 47 

The forgiveness of sins : The resurrection of 
the body; And the life everlasting? Then 
answer : 

Ans. — I do. 

Quest — Will you be baptized in this faith ? 
Then answer :* 

Ans. — I will. 

Quest. — Will you then obediently keep God's 
holy will and commandments, and walk in the 
same all the days of your life ? Then ansy/er : 

Ans. — I will. 

*\ The candidates then kneeling, the Minister shall baptize them by applying 
water on their heads three times, saying : 

N., I baptize thee in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

^ He then lays his hand solemnly on the head of each, saying : 

Defend, O Lord, this thy servant with Thy 
heavenly grace, that he (she) may be thine forever, 
and daily increase in thy Holy Spirit more and 
more, until he come into Thine everlasting king- 
dom. Amen. 

fl Or he may use other words of similar import. 

* If some are to be confirmed, it may be done at this service by 
adding after the question, " Will you be baptized," etc., this ques- 
tion : Do you, who have heretofore been baptized, ratify and confirm 
the solemn promise and vow then made in your behalf, and for your- 
selves, now renew that solemn covenant ? Answer, I do. 



48 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

^[ Let us pray. 

We yield Thee humble thanks, O Heavenly 
Father, that Thou hast vouchsafed to call us to 
the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in Thee: 
Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in 
us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to these per- 
sons; that, being born again, and made heirs of 
everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus 
Christ, they may continue Thy servants, and at- 
tain thy promises; through the same Lord Jesus 
Christ Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, world 
without end. Amen. 

f The Minister then gives his right hand to each, saying : 

Upon these your voluntary professions and 
promises, I acknowledge and receive you as a 
member of this congregation, and give you, in its 
name, the right hand of Christian fellowship and 
love ; authorizing you to join us in the celebration 
of the Lord's Supper, and to participate in all 
spiritual privileges, so long as your deportment 
shall correspond with the engagements which you 
now have made. 

Tf The Minister may then use such words as he shall deem wise and dis- 
creet to be addressed to the Congregation, admonishing them of their 
duty towards those who have been baptized, or he may say as follows: 

Forasmuch as these persons have promised in 
your presence to renounce the devil and all his 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 49 

works, to believe in God and to serve him, you 
must remember that it is your part and duty to 
receive them as members of Christ, with kindly 
affection and brotherly love, and to walk with 
them in charity, knowing that whatsoever you do 
unto the least of Christ's brethren, even that ye 
do unto him. And so shall both they and you, 
together grow in grace and in the knowledge of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, and finally attain unto 
everlasting life. 

T[ Then speaking to the baptized persons he shall say : 

Beloved (or, and as for you), who have now by 
baptism put on Christ, it is your part and duty 
also to walk in accordance with your Christian 
calling, and as becometh the children of light ; 
remembering always that baptism representeth 
unto us our profession; which is, to follow the 
example of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and to be 
made like unto Him; that as He died, and rose 
again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die 
from sin, and rise again unto righteousness ; con- 
tinually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affec- 
tions, and daily proceeding in all virtue and god- 
liness of living. 

Depart in peace. 



50 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 



ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF 
PERSONS BAPTIZED IN INFANCY. 



f The candidates being called before the altar, the Minister shall address 
the Congregation as follows : 

DEARLY Beloved : The rite of confirmation 
is not a sacrament, but an ordinance of the 
church ; and is instituted to the end that persons 
baptized in childhood, and living to years of dis- 
cretion and knowledge, may themselves, with 
their own mouth and consent, openly before the 
church, ratify and confirm their baptismal cove- 
nant ; and may also promise that, by the grace of 
God, they will evermore endeavor faithfully to 
observe all those things which they, by their own 
confession, shall assent to. 

We beseech you, therefore, with one accord, to 
unite in supplication to Almighty God, that He 
will accept and confirm the covenant into which 
these persons come now for themselves to enter ; 
that He will grant unto them the remission of all 
their sins : and will vouchsafe all needful grace 
and strength faithfully to keep this covenant, and 
to walk before God in righteousness and holiness 
to the end of life. 



CONFIRMING THOSE BAPTIZED IN INFANCY. 51 

*[[ Then, turning to the candidates, the Minister shall say : 

Dearly Beloved : Do you this day, in the 
presence of God and of this assembly, renew the 
solemn promise and vow made in your name, at 
your baptism; do you ratify and confirm the 
same ; and do you acknowledge yourselves bound 
to believe and to do all those things which your 
parents then promised or undertook for you? 
Then answer : 

1| And every candidate shall audibly answer : 

Answer. — I do. 

Question. — Do you then renounce the devil and 
all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the 
world, with all covetous desires of the same, and 
the sinful desires of the flesh, so that you will 
not follow or be led by them ? 

Ans. — I do. 

Quest. — Do you believe in God the Father 
Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth ? and in 
Jesus Christ his only begotten Son, our Lord ? 
that He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born 
of the Virgin Mary? that He suffered under 
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ; 
that he descended into the place of departed 
spirits ; that He rose again the third day ; that 
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right 
hand of God the Father Almighty, and from 



52 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

thence shall come again, to judge the quick and 
the dead? 

And do you believe in the Holy Ghost, the 
Holy Christian Church; the communion of saints; 
the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the 
body, and life everlasting ? 

Arts. — I do. 

Quest. — Will you then obediently keep God's 
holy will and commandments, and walk in the 
same all the days of your life? 

Ans. — I will endeavor so to do. 

% The candidates kneeling before the altar, the Minister shall lay few 
hands upon the head of every one, saying: 

Defend, Lord, this thy child (or, this thy 
servant) with thy heavenly grace ; that he may 
continue thine forever, and daily increase in the 
Holy Spirit more and more, until he come unto 
thy everlasting kingdom. Amen. 



Let r 



i pray. 



Almighty and everlastiug God, who of thy 
great mercy hast spared these, thy servants, from 
infancy to years of discretion and knowledge ; 
and hast disposed them by thy grace to believe in 
Thee, and to ratify and confirm this day, in the 
presence of thy people, the covenants entered into 
in their behalf at the time of their baptism ; 



CONFIRMING THOSE BAPTIZED IN INFANCY. 53 

strengthen Thou and confirm them, Lord, with 
thy Holy Spirit, and daily increase in them thy 
manifold gifts of grace. Grant the spirit of wis- 
dom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and 
strength, the spirit of knowledge and true godli- 
ness ; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of 
Thy holy fear, now and forever. Amen. 

Almighty and ever-living God, who makest us 
both to will and to do those things which are good 
and acceptable unto thy Divine Majesty ; we make 
our humble supplications unto Thee for these thy 
servants, upon whom we have now laid our hands. 
Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech Thee, ever be 
over them ; let thy Holy Spirit ever be with them ; 
and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience 
of thy Word, that in the end they may attain ever- 
lasting life, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; who, 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, 
ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

O, Almighty Lord, the everlasting God, vouch- 
safe, we beseech Thee, to direct, sanctify, and 
govern both our hearts and lives ; guide us ever- 
more in the way of thy commandments ; and 
bring us finally to the joys of thy heavenly and 
everlasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



54 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

f" The minister then gives his right hand to each, saying : 

Upon these, your voluntary professions and 
promises, I acknowledge and receive you as a 
member of this congregation, and give you in its 
name the right hand of Christian fellowship and 
love; authorizing you to join us in v the celebration 
of the Lord's Supper, and to participate in all 
spiritual privileges, so long as your deportment 
shall correspond with the engagements which you 
now have made. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 
all, enabling you to receive the truth in the love 
of it, to do the will of God from the heart, and 
keeping you unto His kingdom and glory. Amen. 

Or: 
Now the God of peace, that brought again from 
the dead our Lord Jesus Christ that great Shep- 
herd of the sheep, through the blood of the sacred 
covenant, make you perfect in every good work 
to do His will, working in you that which is well 
pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to 
whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 
Depart in peace. 



RECEIVING FKOM OTHER CONGREGATIONS. 55 

ORDER FOR RECEIVING MEMBERS 
FROM OTHER CONGREGATIONS. 

^[ Persons to be received from other congregations, appearing at the altar, 
may be addressed as follows: 

DEARLY Beloved : You are here, not to de- 
clare for the first time your faith in the 
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, but to assure 
this congregation of your desire to renew the vows 
assumed (at your confirmation), when you were 
received into the communion of a sister Church, 
and now publicly to transfer your membership to 
this congregation. I therefore ask you, in the 
presence of God and this assembly : 

1. Is it your desire and purpose, in reliance 
upon God's gracious aid, to live a truly Christian 
life, according to the word of God, which enjoins 
upon us all to " adorn the doctrine of God and 
our Saviour in all things ?." 

Arts. — Yes. 

2. Do you engage willingly to submit to the 
government and discipline of this Church and 
congregation, administered according to its estab- 
lished forms and order ? 

Ans. — Yes. 

f The right hand of fellowship as in preceding form. 

The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, 
the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be upon you, and 
remain with you forever. Amen. 
Depart in peace. 



66 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

ORDER FOR CONFESSION AND ABSO- 
LUTION, PREPAHATORY TO THE 
CELEBRATION OF THE 
LORD'S SUPPER. 

^ The exercises, which are usually held on the day preceding the Commu- 
nion, commence with a fitting introductory service. A discourse is 
then delivered adapted to the occasion. After which the Minister ad- 
? the following or similar words to the communicants: 



DEARLY Beloved : Seeing we purpose, on the 
coming Lord's day, to partake of the most 
holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, 
to be received in remembrance of His Cross and 
Passion, whereby we obtain remission of our sins, 
and are made partakers of the kingdom of heaven ; 
it is therefore our duty to render most humble 
and hearty thanks to Almighty God, our Heav- 
enly Father, that He hath given his Son, our 
Saviour Jesus Christ, not only to die for us, but 
also to be our spiritual food and sustenance in 
that holy Sacrament. "Which being so divine and 
comforting a thing to them who receive it wor- 
thily, and so dangerous to those who will presume 
to receive it unworthily, my duty is to exhort you 
to consider the solemnity of that holy mystery, 
and so to search and examine your own con- 
sciences that you may come to this heavenly feast, 
in the marriage-garment required by God in holy 



ORDER FOR CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION. 57 

Scripture, and be received as worthy partakers of 
His holy table. 

f[ Then the congregation shall arise and the Minister shall say : 

I ask you, my friends, before Almighty God, 
and upon the evidence of your own consciences, 
whether you really feel, lament, and acknowledge 
that you are sinners ; that, by omitting to do good, 
and actually doing evil, you have offended against 
your righteous Lawgiver and Judge, and exposed 
yourselves to the punishment due to the guilty ? 
If this is the sincere and humble confession of 
your hearts, make it manifest with your lips, by 
saying " yes." 

Ans. — Yes. 

I ask you whether you firmly believe that 
Jesus Christ has come into the world to save 
sinners, and that all those who sincerely repent 
and believe in His name do receive the forgive- 
ness of their sins, and eternal life ? Are you 
truly desirous to be delivered from your trans- 
gressions? Have you an earnest solicitude to 
partake of God's mercy to the penitent and faith- 
ful? and are you persuaded that our heavenly 
Father is willing, for Christ's sake, to be gracious 
unto you, to cleanse you from all unrighteousness, 
and to render you meet for the inheritance of the 



58 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

saints in heaven ? If this is your sincere belief, 
confess it by saying " yes." 

Arts. — Yes. 

I ask you whether you are fully resolved to 
submit yourselves in future to the gracious direc- 
tion of the divine Spirit, so that you may no more 
purposely offend, but be enabled to hate and 
avoid all manner of evil, to walk circumspectly 
before God, and to follow after holiness of heart 
and life? 

If this is your true intention and purpose, an- 
nounce it in the presence of God and of each 
other by saying " yes." 

Ans. — Yes. 

I" Let us kneel in prayer. 

1[ Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall say, in behalf of all who purpose 
to come to the holy communion, the following prayer of confession : 

Holy, holy, holy art Thou, O Lord God 
Almighty, the merciful Ruler, the righteous 
Judge of all thine intelligent creatures in heaven 
and on earth ! Thou dwellest in a light into 
which no man can approach, and canst not look 
with pleasure upon sin. We confess unto Thee, 
O most merciful Father, that we are justly 
chargeable with numerous transgressions and 
omissions of duty. We acknowledge with sorrow 
and repentance that we have been unmindful of 
thy goodness, and disobedient to thy laws ; that 



ORDER FOR CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION. 59 

we have cherished evil dispositions, inordinate 
affections, and sinful passions ; and that we have 
rendered ourselves deserving of the punishment 
due to the guilty. But we do earnestly repent 
and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings ; 
we do beseech Thee to have mercy upon us ; and 
so to strengthen us through the use of this holy 
Sacrament, that we may truly believe, and receive 
thy forgiveness. And especially prepare us now, 
we entreat Thee, for the worthy celebration of 
the blessed Supper of our Lord, that we may eat 
of that bread, and drink of that cup, according 
to thy will. 

Our only hope is in thy tender mercy ; and we 
praise Thee that Thou hast graciously revealed to 
us thy readiness to receive into favor all who 
cease to do evil and learn to do well. In the 
name of Jesus, whom Thou hast sent into the 
world to save us from our sins and miseries, we 
implore the forgiveness of all our offences ; 
seriously renouncing whatever is contrary to Thy 
will, and humbly resolving to follow after holi- 
ness of heart and life. Vouchsafe to direct and 
assist us by Thy Spirit in carrying these our 
puposes into effect. 

O thou Fountain of all wisdom, who knowest 
our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance 
in asking, we beseech Thee to have compassion 



60 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

upon our infirmities ; and those things which for 
our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blind- 
ness we cannot ask, mercifully grant us, for the 
worthiness of Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Tf The Congregation standing, the Minister then says as follows, or words 
of similar import : 

Upon this humble confession which you have 
made to Him who looketh on the heart, and in 
conformity to the instructions which the Head of 
the Church hath given to his ministers, I declare 
to you all who have sincerely repented of your 
sins, and do truly believe in the Lord Jesus 
Christ, the divine promise of the entire forgive- 
ness of all your sins ; in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

But while the word of God authorizes me thus 
to declare unto all that are truly penitent and 
believing ; it is my duty to announce to all who 
are destitute of a living faith, or who are impeni- 
tent, hypocritical, or openly wicked, that so long 
as they continue in their impenitence and hard- 
ness of heart, God does not forgive their sins, but 
retains them and remembers them against them ; 
and that he will assuredly punish them for their 
iniquities in the end, except they repent, forsake 
their evil ways, and turn unto the Lord Jesus 



ORDER FOR CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION. 61 

Christ in true penitence and faith ; which we fer- 
vently pray they may do ere it be too late. 

May God have mercy upon every one of us ; 
pardon and deliver us from all our sins, and 
inally bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

% The services may then be concluded with a hymn and the benediction. 

A Prayer suitable to be offered at the Preparatory 
Lecture or at the Holy Communion. 

Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's 
Church. 
k LMIGHTY and ever-living God, who, by 
Jt\ thy holy Apostle, hast taught us to make 
prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for 
all men : We humbly beseech thee most merci- 
fully to receive these our prayers, which we offer 
unto thy divine Majesty ; beseeching Thee to in- 
spire continually thy holy Church with the spirit 
of truth, unity, and concord : and grant that all 
those who do confess thy holy name may agree 
in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity 
and godly love. We beseech Thee also, so to di- 
rect and dispose the hearts of all Christian rulers, 
that they may truly and impartially administer 
justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, 
and to the maintenance of thy true religion and 



62 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all 
Ministers of the Gospel, that they may, both by 
their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and 
living Word, and rightly and duly administer 
thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy people 
give thy heavenly grace ; and especially to this 
congregation here present ; that with meek heart, 
and due reverence, they may hear, and receive 
thy holy Word ; truly serving Thee in holiness 
and righteousness all the days of their life. And 
we most humbly beseech Thee, of thy goodness, O 
Lord, to comfort and succor all those who, in this 
transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sick- 
ness, or. any other adversity. And we also bless 
thy holy name, for al] thy servants departed this 
life in thy faith and fear; beseeching Thee to give 
us grace so to follow their good examples, that 
with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly 
kingdom: Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's 
sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 



COLLECTION OF ALMS AND OFFERINGS. 63 

SENTENCES FOE THE COLLECTION 
OF ALMS AND OFFERINGS. 

LET your light so shine before men, that they 
may see your good works and glorify your 
Father which is in heaven. — Matt. 5 : 16. 

While we have time let us do good unto all men, 
and especially unto them that are of the household 
of faith.— Gall. 6 : 10. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth 
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves break through and steal. But lay up for 
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither 
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do 
not break through nor steal. — Matt. 6 : 19, 20. 

Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto 
you, do ye even so unto them : for this is the law 
and the prophets. — Matt. 7 : 12. 

He that soweth little, shall reap little; and he 
that soweth plenteously, shall reap plenteously ; 
Let every man do according as he is disposed in 
his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God 
loveth a cheerful giver.— II Cor. 9 : 6, 7. 

God is not unrighteous, that he will forget 
your works, and labor that proceedeth of love; 
which love ye have showed for His Name's sake, 
who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do 
minister. — Heb. 6 : 10. 



64 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

To do good, and to distribute, forget not ; for 
with such sacrifices God is well pleased. — Heb. 
13 : 16. 

Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his 
brother have need, and shutteth up his compas- 
sion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in 
him?— I St. John 3: 17. 

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto 
the Lord : and look, what he layeth out, it shall 
be paid him again. — Pro v. 19 : 17. 

Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick 
and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time 
of trouble. — Psalm 41 : 1. 



ORDER FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION. 

^ After the usual service, the Minister, standing by the communion table, 
which has been fittingly arranged, and furnished with bread and wine 
for the holy Sacrament, and covered with a white linen cloth, may 
say the following exhortation and Scriptures, or he may pass directly 
to the vjords : "It is meet and right, and our solemn duty;" or to the 
words " Holy, holy, holy," etc. 

DEARLY Beloved : You who purpose to come 
to the holy communion of the Body and 
Blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ, should con- 
sider how Saint Paul exhorteth all persons dili- 
gently to examine themselves, before they presume 
to eat of that Bread, and drink of that Cup. For 



ORDER FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION. 65 

as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart 
and lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament ; 
so is the danger great, if we receive the same un- 
worthily. Judge therefore yourselves, brethren, 
that ye be not judged of the Lord ; repent of all 
your sins past ; have a lively and steadfast faith 
in Christ our Saviour ; amend your lives, and be 
in perfect charity with ail men : so shall ye be 
meet partakers of this holy Sacrament. And 
above all things ye should give most humble and 
hearty thanks to God, the Father, the Son, and 
the Holy Ghost, for the redemption of the world 
by the death and passion of our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, who did humble Himself, even to the death 
upon the Cross, for us, who lay in darkness and 
the shadow of death, that He might make us the 
children of God, and exalt us to everlasting life. 

And to the end that we should always remem- 
ber the exceeding great love of our Master, and 
only Saviour, Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and 
the innumerable benefits which by the shedding 
of his precious blood He hath obtained for us; He 
hath instituted and ordained this holy Sacrament, 
as a pledge of his love, and for a continual remem- 
brance of his death, to our great and endless com- 
fort. 

To Him, therefore, with the Father and the 

5 



bb ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Holy Ghost, let us give continual thanks ; sub- 
mitting ourselves entirely to his holy will and 
pleasure, and studying to serve Him in true holi- 
ness and righteousness all the days of our life. 

% And he may say also at his discretion as follows: 

Hear what comforting w 7 ords our Saviour Christ 
saith unto all who truly turn to Him : 

Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. — St. Matt. 11 : 28. 

God so loved the world that He gave his only- 
begotten Son, that whosoever belie veth in Him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. — St. 
John 3 : 16. 

Hear also what St. Paul saith : 

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all ac- 
ceptation, That Christ Jesus came into the world 
to save sinners. — / Tim. 1 : 15. 

Hear also what St. John saith : 

If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the 
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous ; and He is 
the Propitiation for our sins. — I St. John 2 : 1, 2. 

T[ Then shall the Minister say : 

It is meet and right, and our solemn duty, that 
we should at all times, and in all places, give 
thanks unto Thee, O Lord God Ainiighty, the 
everlasting Father : 

For the precious death and merits of thy Son 



ORDER FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION. 67 

Jesus Christ our Lord, and for the sending to us 
of the Holy Ghost the Comforter ; who are one 
with Thee in thy eternal Godhead : 

Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and 
with all the company of heaven, we laud and 
magnify thy glorious Name ; evermore praising 
Thee, and saying : 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven 
and earth are full of thy glory : Glory be to 
Thee, O Lord Most High. 

^[ Then shall the Minister say, in the name of all those who shall receive 
the communion, these prayers following, or so much theceof as may 
seem fitting. 

fl Let us pray. 

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men : we 
acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and 
wickedness, which we from time to time most 
grievously hath committed, by thought, word, and 
deed, against thy Divine Majesty, provoking most 
justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We 
do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for 
these our misdoings ; the remembrance of them is 
grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us ; have 
mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy 
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all 
that is past ; and grant that we may ever here- 



68 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

after serve and please Thee in newness of life, to 
the honor and glory of thy name, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 

We do not presume to come to this Thy Table, 
O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteous- 
ness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We 
are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs 
under Thy Table. But Thou art the same Lord, 
whose property is always to have mercy : Grant 
us therefore, gracious Lord, so to partake of the 
body and blood of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, 
that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his 
body, and our souls washed through his most pre- 
cious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in 
Him, and He in us. 

U Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, who 
of Thy great mercy hast promised forgiveness of 
sins to all them that with hearty repentance and 
true faith turn unto Thee ; have mercy upon us, 
pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm 
and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us 
to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 
thy name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be 
done on earth, As it is in heaven ; Give us this 



ORDER FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION. 69 

day our daily bread; And forgive us our tres- 
passes, As we forgive those who trespass against 
us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver 
us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

^[ When the Minister, standing by the table, hath so ordered the 
bread and wine that he may with the more readiness break the 
bread before the people, and take the cup into his hands, he shall 
say the words of consecration, as followeth : 

Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the night in which He 
was betrayed, (a) took Bread; and when M iS ) ist ^ 1 V^; 
He had given thanks, (b) He brake it, £|\S3£ 
and gave it to his disciples, saying, t o (b \>reak h tSI 
Take, eat, (c) this is my Body, which r ( ^ And here 

n -i , -i . .to lay his hand 

is given tor you ; do this in remem- upon an the 
brance of me. Likewise, after supper, (d) Here he is 

/ IN TT T 1 ^N 11 T-r t0 take th « Cll P 

(a) He took the Cup ; and when He into his hand 
had given thanks, He gave it to them, 
saying, Drink ye all of this; for (e) Jf^ ^^ 
this is my Blood of the New Testa- gS^lC^S 

j. ' i •' 1 ■ •• i i /» ~\ j* any wine to he 

ment, which is shed tor you, and for consecrated. 
many, for the remission of sins ; do this, as oft as 
ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. 

We most humbly beseech Thee, O merciful 
Father, to bless and sanctify these thy gifts of 
bread and wine ; that we, receiving them accord- 
ing to our Saviour's holy commandment, may be 
partakers of his most precious body and blood. 



70 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

*j_We earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, 
mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise 
and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching Thee 
to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son 
Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, 
and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission 
of our sins, and all other benefits of His passion. 
And here we offer and present unto Thee, O 
Lord, ourselves, our souls, and bodies, to be a rea- 
sonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto Thee; 
humbly beseeching Thee, that we, and all others 
who shall be partakers of this holy communion, 
may be filled with thy grace and receive thy 
heavenly benediction. And although we are un- 
worthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto 
Thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech Thee to accept 
this our duty and service, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen.] 

O Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away 
the sins of the world, have mercy upon us ! 

O Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away 
the sins of the world, have mercy upon us ! 

O Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest 
away the sins of the world, grant us Thy peace. 
Amen. 

* This portion may be omitted at the discretion of the Minister. 



ORDER FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION. 71 

fl Then may the Minister give the invitation as here followeth : 

Thus commanded and invited, let us approach 
the table of the Lord, my brethren, with devotion 
and faith, with gratitude and charity, with peni- 
tence and holy joy. In the name of Christ, our 
common and only Master, I say to all who own 
him as their Saviour, and resolve to be his faith- 
ful subjects : ye are welcome to this feast of love. 

*[ A portion of a hymn is now sung ; when the communicants sur- 
round the table and the Minister delivers to each a part of the 
consecrated bread, saying the following or other appropriate 
words : 

The night in which our Lord Jesus was be- 
trayed, He took bread ; and when He had given 
thanks, He said, Take, eat, this is my body, broken 
for you. Do this in remembrance of me. 

^ In like manner he then presents the cup, saying : 

After the same manner our Saviour also took 
the cup; and having given thanks, He gave it to 
the disciples, saying, Drink ye all of it ; this cup 
is the New Testament in my blood, which is shed 
for you, and for many, for the remission of sin. 
Do this, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance 
of me. 

Note. — That during the time of the Communion, the Minister 
may repeat such comforting words of Holy Scripture, or others dis- 
creetly chosen, as will help the hearts and minds of the communi- 
cants to lay hold of that which, by outward signs, is represented to 
their senses. 

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72 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

may be kept a space for secret devotion. At which time also the 
Minister himself may commune. 

Note also. — If the consecrated bread or wine be all spent before 
all have communed, the Minister may consecrate more, by repeating 
the words of consecration. 

^ When all have communed, the Minister shall reverently place 
upon the Lord's Table and cover what remaineth of the conse- 
crated elements. Then he shall say : 

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, 
and his mercy endureth forever. 

Lord, now lettest Thou thy servant depart in 
peace according to thy word : 

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which 
Thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory 
of thy people Israel. 

^ Let us pray. 

Almighty and ever-living God, we most heartily 
thank Thee, that Thou dost vouchsafe to feed 
us who have duly received this holy Sacrament, 
with the spiritual food of the most precious Body 
and Blood of Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; 
and dost assure us thereby of Thy favor and good- 
ness towards us ; and that we are very members 
in the Body of thy Son, which is the blessed 
company of all faithful people; and are also heirs 
through hope of Thy everlasting kingdom, by the 
merits of the most precious death and passion of 
Thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech 
Thee, O Heavenly Father, so to assist us with 



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Thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fel- 
lowship, and do all such good works as shall be 
according to Thy will ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 

ijf Then shall be sung the Gloria Patri, the Doxology, or an appro- 
priate hymn. 

The Benediction. 

The Lord bless thee and keep thee ; 

The Lord make His face to shine upon thee, 
and be gracious unto thee ; 

The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee 
and give thee peace. Amen. 



OEDEE FOE THE SOLEMNIZATION OF 
HOLY MATEIMONY. 

SECTION I. 

The Full Marriage Service. 

^[ At the day and time appointed for Solemnization of Matrimony, 
the persons to be married shall come into the body of the church, 
or shall be ready in some other place, with their friends ; and 
there standing together, the man on the right hand and the wo- 
man on the left, the Minister shall say : 

DEAELY Beloved : We are gathered together 
here in the sight of God, and in the face of 
this company, to join together this man and this 



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woman in holy matrimony ; which is commended 
of St. Paul to be honorable among all men : and 
therefore is not by any to be entered into unad- 
visedly or lightly ; but reverently, discreetly, ad- 
visedly, and in the fear of God. Into -this holy 
estate these two persons present come now to be 
joined. If any man can show just cause why they 
may not lawfully be joined together, let him now 
speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace. 

^ And also, speaking unto the persons who are to be married, he 
shall say : 

I require and charge you both, as ye will 
answer at the dreadful day of judgment, when the 
secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, that if 
either of you know any impediment why ye may 
not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye 
do now confess it. For be ye well assured, that 
if any persons are joined together otherwise than 
as God's word doth allow, their marriage is not 
lawful. 

^ If no impediment shall be alleged or suspected, the Minister shall 
say to the man : 

M.> Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded 
wife, to live together after God's ordinance, in the 
holy estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, 
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in health ; and, forsaking all others, keep thee 
only unto her, so long as ye both shall live ? 

1[ The man shall answer : 

I will. 

^[ Then shall the Minister say to the woman : 

N., Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded 
husband, to live together after God's ordinance, 
in the holy estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou obey 
him, love, honor, and keep him in sickness and 
in health ; and, forsaking all others, keep thee 
only unto him, so long as ye both shall live ? 

^[ The woman shall answer : 

I will. 

^ Then shall the Minister say ; 

Who giveth this woman to be married to this 
man ? 

^[ Then shall they give their troth to each other in this manner : The 
Minister receiving the woman, at her father's or friend's hands , 
shall cause the man with his right hand to take the woman by her 
right hand, and to say after him as follows : 

I, M., take thee, N., to my wedded wife, to have 
and to hold from this day forward, for better for 
worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in 
health, to love and to cherish, till death us do 
part, according to God's holy ordinance ; and 
thereto I plight thee my troth. 



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If Then shall they loose their hands ; and the woman, with her right 
hand taking the man by his right hand, shall likewise say after 
the Minister : 

I, A!, take thee, M., to my wedded husband, to 
have and to hold from this day forward, for better 
for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and 
in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death 
us do part, according to God's holy ordinance ; 
and thereto I give thee my troth. 

Tf Then shall they again loose their hands, and the man shall give unto 
the woman a ring.* And the Minister, taking the ring, shall 
deliver it unto the man to put it upon the fourth finger of 
the woman's left hand. And the man, holding the ring there, 
and taught by the Minister, shall say : 

With this ring I thee do wed, and with all my 
worldly goods I thee endow : in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 

^f Then, the man leaving the ring upon the woman's left hand, the 
Minister shall say : 

Let us pray. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 
thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be 
done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this 
day our daily bread; And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive them that trespass against 



* Note. — If the ring be not used, all that part of the ceremony 
which relates thereto shall be omitted. 



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us; And lead us not into temptation; But de- 
liver us from evil. Amen. 

O eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all 
mankind, Giver of all spiritual grace, the Au- 
thor of everlasting life ; send thy blessing upon 
these thy servants, this man and this woman, 
whom we bless in thy name ; that, as Isaac and 
Rebecca lived faithfully together, so these per- 
sons may surely perform and keep the vow and 
covenant betwixt them made (whereof this ring 
given and received is a token and pledge), and 
may ever remain in perfect love and peace to- 
gether, and live according to thy laws ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

^ Then shall the Minister join their right hands together, and say : 

Those whom God hath joined together let not 
man put asunder. 

^ Then shall the Minister speak unto the company : 

Forasmuch as M. and N. have consented to- 
gether in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the 
same before God and this company, and thereto 
have given and pledged their faith, each to the 
other, and have declared the same (by giving and 
receiving a ring, and) by joining hands ; I pro- 
nounce that they are Man and Wife; in the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Amen. 



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^ And the Minister shall add fhis blessing, the candidates kneeling, 
and the Minister putting his hands upon their heads: 

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy 
Ghost, bless, preserve, and keep you : The Lord 
mercifully with His favor look upon you, and fill 
you with all spiritual benediction and grace ; that 
ye may so live together in this life, that in the 
world to come ye may have life everlasting. 
Amen. 

SECTION II. 

An Abridged Service with the Ring. 

DEARLY Beloved : We are gathered to- 
gether here in the sight of God, and in the 
face of this company, to join together this man 
and this woman in holy matrimony, which is 
commended of St. Paul to be honorable among 
all men ; and therefore is not to be entered into 
unadvisedly or lightly ; but reverently, discreetly, 
and in the fear of God. Into this holy estate 
these two persons present come now to be joined. 
If any man can show just cause why they may 
not lawfully be joined together, let him now 
speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace. 

% And speaking to the persons who are to be married : 

I require and charge you both, that if either of 
you know any impediment why ye may not be 
lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now 



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confess it : For be ye well assured, that if any 
persons are joined together otherwise than as God's 
word doth allow, their marriage is not lawful. 

^f If no impediment shall be alleged, the Minister shall say to 
the man : 

M., Wilt thou have this woman. to thy wedded 
wife, to live together after God's ordinance, in the 
holy estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, 
comfort her, honor and keep her, as a faithful 
Christian husband is bound to do, in health and 
in sickness, in prosperity and adversity ; and, for- 
saking all others, keep thee only unto her, so long 
as ye both shall live? 

f[ The man shall answer: 

I will. 

^[ Then shall the Minister say to the woman: 

M, Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded 
husband, to live together after God's ordinance, 
in the holy estate of ma'trimony ? Wilt thou love 
him, comfort him, honor and keep him, as a faith- 
ful Christian wife is bound to do, in health and 
in sickness, in prosperity and adversity ; and, for- 
saking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long 
as ye both shall live ? 

^f The woman shall answer : 

I will. 



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T[ Then shall the Minister say : 

As a token and seal of this covenant, yon will 
now give and receive the marriage ring. 

*[ Then shall the man give unto the woman a ring. And the Minis- 
ter, taking the ring, shall deliver it unto the man, to put it upon 
the fourth finger of the woman's left hand. And the man, hold- 
ing the ring there, the Minister shall say : 

With this ring you do each other wed. 

The ring is a symbol of eternity. Its precious 
metal is an emblem of the bright and pure affec- 
tion which should mark the relations of holy wed- 
lock. It is a band of ornament and grace. 

Thus enduring, pure and excellent be the bonds 
of that union of love to which you now mutually 
testify. 

^ Then shall the Minister join their right hands together, or require 
them so to do, and say : 

THOSE whom God hath joined together let 
not man put asunder. 

I" Then shall the Minister speak unto the company : 

FOKASMUCH as M. and N. have consented 
together in holy wedlock, and have wit- 
nessed the same before God and this company, 
and thereto have given and pledged their faith, 
each to the other, and have declared the same by 
giving and receiving a ring, and by joining hands ; 
I pronounce them Husband and Wife ; in the 



SOLEMNIZATION OF HOLY MATRIMONY. 81 

name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

*j[ The Minister shall then offer prayer, and add this blessing, the 
candidates kneeling ; and the Minister putting his hands upon their 
heads. 

GOD the Father, God the Son, and God the 
Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, and keep you : 
The Lord mercifully with his favor look upon 
you, and fill you with all spiritual benediction 
and grace ; that ye may so live together in this 
life, that in the world to come ye may have life 
everlasting. Amen. 

SECTION III. 

A Service with Scripture Lessons. 

Dearly Beloved : You present yourselves in 
the presence of God and of these witnesses, to be 
joined together in holy wedlock. You are to take 
each the other respectively as husband and wife, for 
prosperity or adversity, sickness or health, poverty 
or riches ; and to perform all the duties belonging 
to such relation to the end of life ! To some of 
these duties as laid down in the Holy Scriptures 
I now call your attention : 

"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own hus- 
bands, as unto the Lord. 



82 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as 
Christ is the head of the church : and he is the 
Saviour of the body. 

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, 
so let the wives be to their own husbands in every- 
thing. 

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also 
loved the church, and gave himself for it. 

So ought men to love their wives as their own 
bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh ; but 
nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the 
church. 

For we are members of his body, of his flash, 
and of his bones. 

For this cause shall a man leave his father and 
mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and 
they two shall be one flesh. 

This is a great mystery : but I speak concern- 
ing Christ and the church. 

Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular 
so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see 
that she reverence her husband." 

" Wives, submit yourselves unto your own hus- 
bands, as it is fit in the Lord. 

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter 
against them." 



SOLEMNIZATION OF HOLY MATRIMONY. 83 

And now, in token of your readiness to assume 
these solemn obligations, and to be united in holy 
wedlock, you will please join your right hands, 
while I propose to you the marriage covenant. 

fl To ike bridegroom. 

Do you, A — B — , declare before God and 
these witnesses, that you have chosen this Woman, 
whom ye hold by the hand, to be your lawful and 
wedded wife ? and do you promise to be to her a 
faithful and affectionate husband, till death shall 
separate you ? 

Ans, — I do. 

If To the bride. 

Do you, — D — , avow before God and these 
witnesses, that you have chosen this Man, who 
holds you by the hand, to be your lawful and 
wedded husband ? and do you promise to be to 
him a faithful, affectionate, and obedient wife, till 
death shall separate you ? 

Ans. — I do. 

^[ The parties respectively having assented, the Minister shall say ; 

What God hath joined together let not man put 
asunder. 

And now, forasmuch as you have thus consented 
together in holy wedlock, and have signified the 



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same before God and these witnesses by joining 
your hands, I pronounce you husband and wife 
together, in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

^ Prayer. 



ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE 
DEAD. 

Tl The Minister, beginning the Service at the house, or meeting the Corpse 
at the entrance of the Church, and going before it, shall say one or more 
of the following sentences : 

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the 
Lord; he that belie veth in me, though he 
were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth 
and believeth in me, shall never die. John 11: 
25, 26. 

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he 
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth : and 
though after my skin worms destroy this body: 
yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall 
see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and 
not another. Job 19 : 25, 26, 27. 

We brought nothing into this world, and it is 
certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord 
gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be 
the name of the Lord. 1 Tim. 6:7; Job IV 21. 



ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OP THE DEAD. 85 

^ After they are come into the Churchy shall be said or sung the fol- 
lowing parts of S9th and 90th Psalms. 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the 
measure of my days, what it is; that I may know 
how frail I am. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand- 
breadth ; and mine age is as nothing before Thee : 
verily every man at his best state is altogether 
vanity. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain show : 
surely they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth up 
riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. 

And now, Lord, what wait I for ? my hope is 
in Thee. 

Deliver me from all my transgressions : make 
me not the reproach of the foolish. 

When Thou with rebukes dost correct man for 
iniquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away 
like a moth : surely every man is vanity. Selah. 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto 
my cry ; hold not thy peace at my tears : for I 
am a stranger with Thee, and a sojourner, as all 
my fathers were. 

O spare me, that I may recover strength, before 
I go hence, and be no more. 

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all 
generations. 

Before the mountains were brought forth, or. 



86 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 
even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, 
Return, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as 
yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the 
night. 

Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they 
are as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass 
tvhich groweth up. 

In the morning it flourish eth, and groweth up ; 
in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by 
thy wrath are we troubled. 

Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our se- 
cret sins in the light of thy countenance. 

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : 
we spend our years as a tale that is told. 

The days of our years are threescore years and 
ten ; and if by reason of strength theg be four- 
score years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; 
for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

^[ Then the following Selections from the Epistles -may be read 

Hear also what the holy Apostle St. Paul 
saith : " I would not have you to be ignorant, 



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brethren, concerning thern which are asleep, that 
ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 
For if we believe that Jesus Christ died and rose 
again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will 
God bring with him." 1 Thess. 4 : 13, 14. 

" Now is Christ risen from the dead, and be- 
come the first fruits of them that slept. For 
since by man came death, by man came also the 
resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all 
die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 
But every man in his own order : Christ the first 
fruits, afterwards they that are Christ's at his 
coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall 
have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the 
Father ; when he shall have put down all rule 
and all authority and power. For he must reign, 
till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The 
last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 

" But some will say, How are the dead raised 
up ? and with what body do they come ? Thou 
fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, ex- 
cept it die : and that which thou sowest, thou 
sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, 
it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain : 
but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, 
and to every seed his own body. All fiesh is not 
the same flesh ; but there is one kind of flesh of 
men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, 



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another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, 
and bodies terrestrial : but the glory of the celes- 
tial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is 
another. There is one glory of the sun, and 
another glory of the moon, and another glory of 
the stars ; for one star differeth from another star 
in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. 
It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorrup- 
tion : it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory : 
it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power : it is 
sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. 
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual 
body. Howbeit, that was not first which is 
spiritual, but that which is natural ; and after- 
wards that which is spiritual. The first man is 
of earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord 
from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they 
also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such 
are they also that are heavenly. And as we have 
borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear 
the image of the heavenly. 

" Now, this I say, brethren, that flesh and 
blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God ; neither 
doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I 
show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but 
we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the 
twinkling of an eye, at the last trump ; for the 
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised 



ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 89 

incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this 
corruptible must put on incorruption, and this 
mortal must put on immortality. 

"So when this corruptible shall have put on 
incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on 
immortality, then shall be brought to pass the 
saying that is written : Death is swallowed up in 
victory. O Death, where is thy sting? O grave, 
where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, 
and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be 
to God, which giveth us the victory, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ/' 1 Cor. 15 : 20-57. 

SECTION II. 

^ Selections from the follovnng Scripture passages may be read, at 
the discretion of the Minister, in place of the foregoing I 



For the Burial of a Child. 

MAN that is born of a woman is of few days, 
and full of trouble. He cometh forth like 
a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a 
shadow, and continueth not. — Job 14 : 1, 2. 

As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower 
of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind 
passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place 
thereof shall know it no more. — Ps. 103 : 15, 16. 

The flower fadeth, because the spirit of the 
Lord bloweth upon it, — Is. 40 : 7. 



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I have said to corruption : Thoa art ray father : 
to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. 
—Job 17 : 14. 

A voice was heard in Rarnah, lamentation, and 
bitter weeping : Rachel weeping for her children, 
refused to be comforted for her children, because 
they were not. — Jer. 31 : 15. 

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, 
neither doth trouble spring out of the ground : 
yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly 
upward. — Job 5:6, 7. 

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth 
upon his loins, and mourned for his son many 
days. And all his sons and all his daughters rose 
up to comfort him ; but he refused to be com- 
forted ; and he said, For I will go down into the 
grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father 
wept for him. — Gen. 37 : 34, 35. 

David therefore besought God for the child : 
and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night 
upon the earth. And the elders of his house arose, 
and went to him, to raise him up from the earth ; 
but he w r ould not, neither did he eat bread with 
them. And it came to pass on the seventh day, 
that the child died. And the servants of David 
feared to tell him that the child was dead : for 
they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, 
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into our voice : how will he then vex himself, if 
ive tell him that the child is dead ? But when 
David saw that his servants whispered, David 
3erceived that the child was dead : therefore 
David said unto his servants, Is the child dead ? 
Amd they said, He is dead. Then David arose 
xom the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, 
md changed his apparel, and came into the house 
)f the Lord, and worshipped : then he came to 
lis own house ; and when he required, they set 
)read before him, and he did eat. 

Then said his servants unto him, What thing 
's this that thou hast done ? thou didst fast and 
weep for the child, while it was alive ; but when 
Jie child was dead, thou diclst rise and eat bread. 
Ajid he said, While the child was yet alive, I 
fasted and wept ; for I said, Who can tell whether 
God will be gracious to me, that the child may 
ive? But now he is dead, wherefore should I 
fast ? can I bring him back again ? I shall go to 
lim, but he shall not return to me. — II Sam. 12 : 
15-23. 

So she went, and came unto the man of God to 
Mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the 
man of God saw her afar off, that he said to 
Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shu- 
aammite : run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and 
say unto her, Is it well with thee ? is it well with 



92 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

thy husband ? is it well with the child ? And she 
answered, It is well. — 17 Kings 4 : 25, 26. 

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; because 
thou didst it.— Ps. 39 : 9. 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken 
away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. — Job 
1:21. 

If a man die shall he live again ? — Job 14 : 14. 

There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both 
of the just and unjust. — Acts 24 : 15. 

Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become 
the first fruits of them that slept. For since by 
man came death, by man came also the resurrec- 
tion of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even 
so in Christ shall all be made alive. — I Cor. 15 : 
20, 23. 

There is one glory of the sun, and another 
glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; 
for one star differeth from another star in glory. 
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown 
in corruption, it is raised in incorruption : it is 
sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory : it is sown 
in weakness, it is raised in power : it is sown a 
natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There 
is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 
For this corruptible must put on incor- 
ruption, and this mortal must put on immor- 
tality.— I Cor. 15 : 41-44, 53. 



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And they brought young children to him, that 
he should touch them : and his disciples rebuked 
those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, 
he was much displeased, and said unto them, 
Suffer the little children to come unto me, and 
forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of 
God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall 
not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, 
he shall not enter therein. And he took them up 
in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed 
them.— Mark 10 : 13-16. 

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little 
ones ; for I say unto you, That in heaven their 
angels do always behold the face of my Father 
which is in heaven. Even so it is not the will of 
your Father which is in heaven, that one of these 
little ones should perish. — Matt. 18 : 10, 14. 

And they all wept and bewailed her : but he 
said, Weep not, she is not dead, but sleepeth. — 
Luke 8 : 52. 

And he took the damsel by the hand and said 
unto her, Damsel, arise. — Mark 5 : 41. 

And they heard a great voice from heaven say- 
ing unto them. Come up hither. — Rev. 11 : 12. 



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For a Sudden Death or the Funeral of a Young 
Person. 

MAN that is born of a woman is of few days, 
and full of trouble. He eometh forth like 
a flower, and is cut down : he fleeth also as a 
shadow, and continueth not. — Job 14 : 1, 2. 

As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower 
of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind 
passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place 
thereof shall know it no more. — Ps. 103 : 15, 16. 

Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they 
are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass 
which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, 
and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, 
and withereth. — Ps. 90 : 5, 6. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as an hand- 
breadth ; and mine age is as nothing before thee : 
verily every man at his best estate is altogether 
vanity.— Ps. 39 : 5. 

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourn- 
ers, as were all our fathers ; our days on the earth 
are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. — / 
Chron. 29 : 15. 

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away ; 
so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up 
no more. He shall return no more to his house, 
neither shall his place know him any more. — Job 
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So man lieth down, and riseth not; till the 
heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be 
raised out of their sleep. — Job 14 : 12. 

Now my days are swifter than a post : they flee 
away, they see no good. They are passed away 
as the swift ships : as the eagle that hasteth to the 
prey.— Job 9 : 25, 26. 

We spend our years as a tale that is told. The 
days of our years are threescore years and ten ; 
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore 
years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; for 
it is soon cut off and we fly away. — Ps. 90 : 9, 10. 

My clays are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, 
and are spent without hope. — Job 7 : 6. 

Boast not thyself of to-morrow ; for thou know- 
est not what a day may bring forth. — Prov. 27 : 1. 

Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow 
we will go into such a city, and continue there a 
year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye 
know not what shall be on the morrow. For 
what is your life ? It is even a vapor, that ap- 
peareth for a little time, and then vanish eth 
away. — James 4 : 13, 14. 

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as 
fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the 
days are evil. — JEph. 5 : 15. 

For man also knoweth not his time: as the 
fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the 



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birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons 
of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth 
suddenly upon them. — Ecel. 9 : 12. 

There is hut a step between me and death. — I 
Sam. 20 : 3. 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with 
thy might ; for there is no work, nor device, nor 
knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave whither thou 
goest. — Eecl. 9 : 10. 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the 
measure of my days, what it is; that I may know 
how frail I am. — Ps. 39 : 4. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. — Ps. 90 : 12. 

Neither can they die any more. — Luke 20 : 36. 

All ye that are about him, bemoan him ; and 
all ye that knew his name, say, Now is the strong 
staff broken, and the beautiful rod. — Jer. 48 : 17. 

For a Young or Middle-aged Christian. 

MAN that is born of a woman is of few days, 
and full of trouble. He cometh forth like 
a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a 
shadow, and continueth not. — Job 14 : 1, 2. 

As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower 
of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind 
passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place 
thereof shall know it no more. — Ps. 103 : 15, 16. 



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We all do fade as a leaf. — Is. 64 : 6. 

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourn- 
ers, as were all our fathers; our days on the earth 
are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. — i" 
Chron. 29 : 15. 

For what is your life ? It is even a vapor, that 
appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth 
away. — James 4 : 14. 

God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard 
this; that power belongeth unto God. — Ps. 62 : 11. 

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see 
death ? shall he deliver his soul from the hand 
of the grave ?— Ps. S\) : 48. 

I have said to corruption, Thou art my father : 
to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sis- 
ter.— Job 17 : 14. 

I will both lay me down in peace and sleep ; 
for thou, Lord, only makest me to dwell in safety. 
— Ps. 4 : 8. 

But I would not have you to be ignorant, 
brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that 
ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, 
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God 
bring with him. — i" Thess. 4 : 13. 

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The wicked is driven away in his wickedness : 
but the righteous hath hope in his death. — Prov. 
14:32. 

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death 
of his saints. — Ps. 116 : 15. 

Neither can they die any more. — Luke 20 : 36. 

Let not your heart be troubled ; ye believe in 
God, believe also in me. — John 14 : 1. 

The Lord relieveth the fatherless and the 
widow.— Ps. 146 : 9. 

I, even I, am he that comforteth you. — Isa. 
51 : 12. 

He hath borne our griefs and carried our sor- 
rows. — Isa. 53 : 4. 

For we know that, if our earthly house of this 
tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of 
God, an house not made with hands, eternal in 
the heavens. — II Cor. 5:1. 

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto 
me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the 
Lord from henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, that 
they may rest from their labors ; and their works 
do follow them. — Rev. 14 : 13. 

For so he giveth his beloved sleep. — Ps. 127 : 2. 

I will not leave you comfortless : I will come to 
you. — John 14 : 18. 

Therefore we are always confident, kno wing- 
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absent from the Lord. We are confident, / 
say, and willing rather to be absent from the 
body, and to be present with the Lord. — // Cor. 
5: 6. 

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, 
and come to Zion with songs and everlastiDg joy 
upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and glad- 
ness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. — 
Isa. 35 : 10. 

And God shall wipe away all tears from their 
eyes ; and there shall be no more death, neither 
sorrow, nor crying ; neither shall there be any 
more pain ; for the former things are passed 
away. — Rev. 21 : 4. 

And there shall be no night there : and they 
need no candle, neither light of the sun : for the 
Lord God giveth them light : and they shall reign 
forever and ever. — Rev. 22 : 5. 

These are they which came out of great tribu- 
lation, and have washed their robes, and »made 
them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore 
are they before the throne of God, and serve him 
day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth 
on the throne shall dwell among them. They 
shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more ; 
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne 
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fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all 
tears from their eyes. — Rev. 7 : 14-17. 

Let me die the death of the righteous, and let 
my last end be like his ! — Num. 23 : 10. 

Behold I go forward I— Job 23 : 8. 

For an Aged Christian. 

MAN that is born of a woman is of few days, 
and full of trouble. He cometh forth like 
a flower, and is cut down : he fleeth also as a 
shadow, and continueth not. — Job 14: 1, 2. 

The days of our years are threescore years and 
ten ; and if by reason of strength they be four- ] 
score years, yet is their strength labor and sor- 
row ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. — Ps. I 
90:9, 10. 

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away ; 
so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up i 
no rnqre. He shall return no more to his house, 
neither shall his place know him any more. — 
Job 7 : 9, 10. 

Our fathers, where are they? and the prophets, 
do they live forever ? — Zech. 1 : 5. 

As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower 
of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind pass- 
eth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof 
shall know it no more. — Ps. 103 : 15, 16. 



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After lie had served his own generation by the 
will of God, fell asleep. — Acts 13 : 36. 

Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace : thou 
shalt be buried in a good old age. — Gen. 15 : 15. 

I have said to corruption, Thou art my father ; 
to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister, 
— Job 17 : 14. 

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy 
youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years 
draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no 
pleasure in them. While the sun, or the light, 
or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the 
clouds return after the rain : In the day when the 
keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong 
men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease 
because they are few, and those that look out of 
the windows be darkened. And the doors shall 
be shut in the streets, when the sound of the 
grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice 
of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall 
be brought low : also when they shall be afraid 
of that which is high, and fears shall be in the 
way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the 
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall 
fail : because man goeth to his long home, and 
the mourners go about the streets : or ever the 
silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, 
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wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust 
return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall 
return unto God who gave it. — Eccl. 12 : 1-7. 

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death 
of his saints. — Ps. 116 : 15. 

For so he giveth his beloved sleep. — Ps. 127 : 2. 

If a man die shall he live again f all the days 
of my appointed time will I wait, till my change 
come. Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee : 
thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine 
hands. — Job 14 : 14, 15. 

For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that 
he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth : and 
though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet 
in my flesh shall I see God : whom I shall see 
for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not 
another; though my reins be consumed within 
me.— Job 19 : 25-27. 

There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both 
of the just and unjust. — Acts 24 : 15. 

For since by man came death, by man came 
also the resurrection of the dead. For as in 
Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made 
alive.— I Cor. 15 : 21, 22. 

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, 
and this mortal must put on immortality. — I Cor. 
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There is one glory of the sun, and another glory 
of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for 
one star differ eth from another star in glory. So 
also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in 
corruption, it is raised in incorruption : it is sown 
in dishonor, it is raised in glory : it is sown in 
weakness, it is raised in power : it is sown a natu- 
ral body, it is raised a spiritual body. 

There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual 
body.—/ Cor. 15 : 41-44. 

For our conversation is in heaven : from whence 
also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus 
Christ ; who shall change our vile body, that it 
may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, 
according to the working whereby he is able even 
to subdue all things unto himself. — Phil. 3 : 21. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant 
mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope 
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and 
that fadeth not away. — I Pet. 3 : 4. 

So when this corruptible shall have put on 
incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on 
immortality, then shall be brought to pass the 
saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in 
victory. O death, where is thy sting ? O grave, 
where is thy victory? — / Cor. 15 : 54, 55. 



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Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun 
in the kingdom of their Father. — Matt. 13 : 43. 

Let me die the death of the righteous, and let 
my last end be like his ! — Num. 33 : 10. 

fl If any special remarks are to be made, they may here be appro- 
priately introduced, after which follows 

The Prayer. 
Almighty and most merciful God, in whose 
hands are all the children of men ! Keep and 
comfort those who are sorely afflicted this day. 
Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all genera- 
tions. Grant that these sorrowing hearts may 
dwell in Thee and be at peace. Before the moun- 
tains were brought forth, or ever the earth or the 
sea was formed, even from everlasting to everlast- 
ing, Thou art God. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, 
and let us now find favor in thy sight. Help us, 
we beseech Thee, to attend to the solemn lessons 
of this mournful occasion. Enable us to lay 
to heart that all flesh is as grass, and all the 
glory of man as the flower of the field : the 
grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth 
away. Teach us the number of our days, what it 
is, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom, 
and spare us yet a little, that we may recover 
strength before we go hence and be no more seen. 
Give us grace to live by faith in thy dear Son 
Jesus Christ, and to do what our hands find to do, 



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that when He who is our life shall appear, we also 
may appear with Him in glory. 

To thy fatherly goodness do we commend those 
whom Thou hast afflicted by this dispensation of 
thy providence. Let the pains of their bereave- 
ment be softened by the hopeful assurances of thy 
holy word. Cause the fruits of this their sore 
chastening to be righteousness and peace. Let the 
removal of their beloved and cherished one serve 
to direct their affections heavenward, that they 
may seek those things which are above, where 
Christ sitteth. [Be Thou a father to the father- 
less, and a husband to the widow. Remember to 
them thy gracious covenant of old, and let not thy 
mercy depart from them.] Fulfil unto them thy 
blessed promise of good from all things to them 
that love Thee. May they not sorrow as those 
who have no hope, but have abundant consolations 
for all their griefs, and a far more exceeding and 
eternal weight of glory for all their sufferings in 
this life. These blessings, and all others which 
may be needful for us, and for all men, we humbly 
ask, in the name and for the sake of our blessed 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Or, 

O most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
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we come to Thee as our only helper. Thou art the 
Lord, and beside Thee there is none other. Thou 
art a very present help in trouble. Thou hast en- 
tered this house with thy chastenings, and hast 
here caused thy sovereign power to be felt. Oh, 
be Thou nigh, in thy tender compassion, with the 
comforts of the Holy Spirit. Bless these thy sor- 
rowing servants with the consolations of thy grace, 
which alone are adequate to their help. Take 
them into thy gracious keeping, and fill their 
bleeding hearts with the soothing balm of thy 
love. Let there be light in the midst of this dark 
night of their grief. Deliver us all, O God, from 
the bondage of our sins, that we may be free from 
the fear of death, and be ready at thy call to de- 
part hence and be at peace. Whether we live, 
may we live unto the Lord, or whether we die, 
may we die unto the Lord. And so unite us to 
Christ Jesus, and work in us by the sanctifying 
influences of the Holy Ghost, that whether living 
or dying, we may be the Lord's. 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be 
thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done 
on Earth as it is in Heaven ; Give us this day our 
daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we 
forgive those who trespass against us; And lead as 
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thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the 
Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Or, 

In case the deceased be a child : 

Lord God of heaven and earth! Thou hast re- 
vealed Thyself to us as our Father. Behold us, 
we pray Thee, with a Father's compassion, as we 
now lift up our hearts unto Thee. Thou art our 
only refuge and strength. All earthly comforts 
do but wither and fade away. Our hopes are 
blasted in a moment, and are gone! Thou givest 
for a little while, and then takest again. The 
flower is cut down in tender bud, and death spareth 
not even the beauty of childhood. Oh, let not our 
faith in thy righteous goodness be shaken by the 
mysteriousness of thy ways. With all our trials, 
help us still to put our trust in Thee, and to hope 
through thy mercy. Send forth the consolations 
of thy word especially into the hearts which grieve 
over the early death of the child Thou hast taken 
from this family. Give to the afflicted parents a 
meek submission to thy fatherly chastenings. Help 
them to see thy gracious hand in what they suffer, 
to realize that what has faded from them here still 
blooms immortal in the heavens, and to lean with 
peaceful confidence upon thy promises, that they 
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108 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Graciously overrule this dispensation to their 
spiritual good, that it may draw them into still 
closer communion with Thee, and the better fit 
them for a devoted life and a glorious immortality. 

\Other prayers^] 

And at last, with all the congregation of little 
ones whom Thou hast called to Thyself, and with 
the whole company of the sanctified, may they, 
and all of us, have our everlasting portion and 
rest, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

The Service at the Grave. 

*j[ After they have come to the place of burial and the corpse has been 
lowered into the grave, the Minister says : 

Man that is born of a woman hath but a short 
time to live, and is full of trouble. He cometh up 
like a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth as it were 
a shadow and continueth not. 

In the midst of life we are in death. Of whom 
may we seek for succor, but of Thee, O Lord, who 
for our sins are justly displeased ? 

Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most 
mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, de- 
liver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts : 
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spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O 
holy and merciful Saviour, Thou most worthy 
Judge eternal. Suffer us not, at our last hour, 
for any pains of death to fall from Thee. 

fl Then, while earth shall be cast icpon the body by some 
standing by : 

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, 
in His wise providence, to take out of this world 
the soul of the departed (our deceased brother, 
sister, or child), we therefore commit his {her) 
body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, 
dust to dust: looking for the general resurrection 
in the last day, and the life of the world to come, 
through our Lord Jesus Christ ; at whose second 
coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, 
the earth and the sea shall give up their dead ; 
and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in 
Him shall be changed, and made like unto His 
own glorious body ; according to the mighty work- 
ing whereby He is able to subdue all things unto 
Himself. 

^[ Then shall be said or sung : 

" I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord 
from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they 
may rest from their labors; and their works do 
follow them."— Rev. 14 : 13. 



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5[ Then shall be said the Lo?'d's Prayer, if it has not already 
been used. 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be 
thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done 
on Earth, as it is in Heaven ; Give us this day our 
daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we 
forgive those who trespass against us; And lead 
us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; 
For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and 
the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

1[ Then the Minister shall say one or both of the following prayers, 
at his discretion : 

Almighty God, who hast promised by thy Son 
Jesus Christ to destroy death, and by His rest in 
the tomb hast sanctified the graves of thy saints, 
and by His glorious resurrection has brought life 
and immortality to light, so that all who die in 
Him abide in peace and hope ; receive, we pray 
Thee, our unfeigned thanks for that victory which 
He hast obtained for us, and for all who sleep in 
Him. And keep us, who are still in the body, in 
everlasting fellowship with all that wait for Thee 
on earth, and with all that are around Thee in 
heaven, in union with Him who is the Resurrec- 
tion and the Life, who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world 
without end. Amen. 



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^ Another Prayer, which may be used along ■with the -preceding : 

Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits 
of those who depart hence in the Lord, and with 
whom the souls of the faithful, after they are de- 
livered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy 
and felicity; we give Thee hearty thanks for the 
good examples of all those thy servants, who, hav- 
ing finished their course in faith, do now rest from 
their labors. And we beseech Thee, that we, with 
all who have loved and served Thee, may have 
our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body 
and soul, in Thine everlasting glory, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of 
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, the 
Comforter, be with you all, evermore. Amen. 
Depart in peace. 



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^[ After a writable sermon or exhortation, the President of the Synod, 
or other minister appointed, thereto, shall say the following 
collect : 

The Collect. 

ALMIGHTY God, the giver of every good 
and perfect gift, who, by thy Holy Spirit, 
hast appointed a ministry in thy Church ; mer- 
cifully behold these thy servants now to be ad- 



112 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

mitted into the office of the holy ministry ; and 
so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, 
and adorn them with innocency of life, that, both 
by word and good example, they may faithfully 
serve Thee in this office, to the glory of thy name, 
and the edification of thy Church ; through the 
merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, now 
and forever. Amen. 

The Gospel. 

HEAR the word of God which is recorded in 
Matt. 28 : 18, 20. "And Jesus came and 
spake unto them, saying : All power is given 
unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye there- 
fore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost ; teaching them to observe all things 
whatsoever I have commanded you ; and lo, I am 
with you always, even unto the end of the world. 
Amen." 

Or the following, John 10 : 1-16. 

" Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that 
entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but 
climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief 
and a robber. But he that entereth in by the 
door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the 
porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and 



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he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth 
them out. And when he putteth forth his own 
sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow 
him, for they know his voice. And a stranger 
will they not follow, but will flee from him ; for 
they know not the voice of strangers. This 
parable spake Jesus unto them ; but they under- 
stood not what things they were which he spake 
unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again r 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of 
the sheep. All that ever came before me are 
thieves and robbers ; but the sheep did not hear 
them. I am the door ; by me if any man enter 
in, he shall be saved, and go in and out and find 
pasture. The thief cometh not but to steal, and 
to kill, and to destroy. I am come that they 
might have life, and that they might have it 
more abundantly. I am the good shepherd : the 
good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But 
he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, 
whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf com- 
ing, and leaveth the sheep and fieeth ; and the 
wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep. 
The hireling fieeth, because he is an hireling, 
and careth not for the sheep. I am the good 
shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of 
mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know 



114 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

I the Father ; and I lay down my life for the 
sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not 
of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they 
shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold 
and one shepherd." 

Let these portions of Scripture teach you how 
great are the dignity and importance of the office 
to which you are called. You are to teach and 
exhort, to feed and take care of, the flock of 
Christ; and likewise to gather in the scattered 
sheep that they may be saved. Never lose sight 
of the momentous duties which pertain to this 
holy office. What indescribable guilt would you 
incur, if through your negligence and slothful- 
ness, or the actual violation of your trust, immortal 
souls should be neglected and perish ! But un- 
speakably great and glorious will be your reward, 
if through your instrumentality many precious 
souls shall be brought to Jesus, and rescued from 
temporal and eternal destruction. 

The duties which devolve upon you as licen- 
tiates in the Gospel ministry, are as follows : 

1. A licensed candidate is authorized, no less 
than ordained ministers, to perform all ministerial 
acts in the congregations committed to him. 

2. His duty is to preach the pure, unadul- 
terated word of God, to give religious instruction 



ORDER FOR LICENSURE. 115 

to children, to visit the sick, to administer the 
sacraments, to solemnize marriages, to prosecute 
his studies with diligence, and in all cases of diffi- 
culty to seek the advice of the president of his 
Synod, or of his elder brethren in the ministry. 

3. He must keep a journal of his ministerial 
acts, and present it, together with a few sermons, 
annually to the Synod for its inspection. His 
certificate of licensure must also be returned, in 
order to its renewal. These papers, indorsed with 
his name, must be handed to the pastor loci im- 
mediately after his arrival at the place of the 
synodical meeting. 

^[ Then shall the President examine those who are to be licensed, in 
the presence of the people, after this manner : 

These, beloved brethren, are the duties which 
you are now authorized and required by the help 
of God to perform. Will you strive to fulfil them 
to the best of your ability, and faithfully to dis- 
charge, in accordance with the will of God, the 
functions of the office with which you are in- 
trusted ; will you preach in their purity the doc- 
trines of our Church, as they are set forth in God's 
holy word ; and will you endeavor by the grace 
of God to be a pattern to your congregations in 
faith and love ? if so, declare this your purpose 
in the presence of God and this Christian assem- 
bly by saying, Yes. 



116 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Ans. — Yes. 

Prest. — Do you trust that you are inwardly 
moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this 
office and ministration, to serve God for the pro- 
moting of His glory, and the edifying of his peo- 
ple? Then answer: 

Ans. — I do. 

Prest. — Do you think that you are truly called 
according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and according to the order of this Church, to the 
ministry of the same ? 

Ans. — I do. 

Prest. — Do you believe the Scriptures of the 
Old and New Testament to be the Word of God, 
and the only infallible rule of faith and practice ? 

Ans. — I do so believe. 

Prest. — Will you diligently read and expound 
the same to the people among whom you min- 
ister ? 

Ans. — I will. 

Prest. — Do you receive and hold with the 
Evangelical Lutheran Church of our^Fathers, 
the Augsburg Confession to be a correct exhibi- 
tion of the fundamental doctrines of the Divine 
Word, and of the faith of our Church founded 
upon that word. 

Ans. — I do. 

t. — Do you promise by the aid of God 



ORDER FOR LICENSURE. 117 

faithfully to perform all the duties enjoined upon 
you in the Formula for the Government and Dis- 
cipline of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and 
to submit yourself to its rules, and government, 
and discipline, so long as you remain a member 
of any Lutheran Synod ? 

Arts. — I do. 

You have witnessed a good confession before 
many witnesses ; whereunto we say, yea and 
amen. 

][ Then shall the President give unto each of them his license and say : 

Take thou authority to execute the office of a 
Licentiate in the Church of God now committed 
unto thee ; in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

And take heed unto thyself, and unto the doc- 
trines of the word ; continue in them : for in doing 
this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear 
thee. I charge thee, therefore, before God, and 
the Lord Jesus Christ, preach the word ; be in- 
stant in season and out of season. " Let your 
loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 
and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for 
their Lord, when He will return from the wed- 
ding ; that when He cometh and knocketh, they 
may open unto Him immediately. Blessed are 
those servants whom the Lord when He cometh 



118 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

shall find watching : verily, I say unto you, that 
He shall gird himself, and make them to sit 
down to meat, and will come forth and serve 
them. And if He shall come in the second 
watch, or come in the third watch, and find them 
so, blessed are those servants." 

% Then shall follow this prayer : 

A LMIGHTY God, giver of all good things, 
il who of thy great goodness hast vouchsafed 
to call these Thy servants to this office and min- 
istry; make them, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to 
be earnest, humble, and constant in their minis- 
tration, that they, having always the testimony of 
a good conscience, and continuing ever steadfast 
in thy son Jesus Christ, may so well deport them- 
selves in this office, that they may purchase to 
themselves a good degree, and great boldness in 
the faith ; through the same Thy Son our Saviour 
Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and honor, world 
without end. Amen. 

The peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, keep your hearts and minds in the 
knowledge and love of God, and of His Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God 
Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you 
always. Amen. 



ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 119 



ORDER FOR THE ORDINATION OF A 
MINISTER. 

fl The day for the ordination having arrived, there shall be a sermon 
touching the office and work of the ministry, after which, the 
candidate standing before the altar, the President of Synod, or 
some other Minister appointed thereto, shall say : 

DEARLY Beloved : We propose this day to 
ordain A. B., now present before us, to the 
office and work of the Christian ministry. For, 
after due examination, we believe that he is law- 
fully called to this function and ministry, and that 
he is a person meet for the same. But if there be 
any of you who know any just cause, for which 
he ought not to be received into this holy office, 
let him now come forth and show what that im- 
pediment is. 

^ Then shall the President say this 

Collect. 

ALMIGHTY God, Giver of all good things, 
who by thy holy Spirit hast appointed min- 
isters unto the Church ; mercifully behold this thy 
servant now called to this sacred office ; and so 
replenish him with the truth of thy doctrine, and 
adorn him with innocency of life, that both by 
word and good example he may faithfully serve 
Thee in this office, to the glory of thy name, and 



120 ORDER OP PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

the edification of thy Church, through the merits of 
our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, world without 
end. Amen. 

^[ One of the Ministers present shall thru gay; 

Hear ye the word of the Lord by the Prophet 
Ezekiel : 

When I bring the sword upon a land, if the 
people of the land take a man of their coasts, and 
set him for their watchman: if, when he seeth the 
sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, 
and warn the people ; then whosoever heareth the 
sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning ; if 
the sword come, and take him away, his blood 
shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound 
of the trumpet, and took not warning ; his blood 
shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning 
shall deliver his soul. But if the watchman see 
the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and 
the people be not warned ; if the sword come, and 
take any person from among them, he is taken in 
his iniquity ; but his blood w r ill I require at the 
watchman's hand. So thou, O son of man, I have 
set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; 
therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, 
and warn them from me. — Ezek. 33. 



ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 121 

^[ Then may another say : 

Hear also the words of Christ from the tenth 
chapter of the Gospel of St. John : 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth 
not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth 
up some other way, the same is a thief and a rob- 
ber. But he that entereth in by the door, is the 
shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter open- 
eth ; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth 
his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he 
goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for 
they know his voice. And a stranger will they 
not follow, but will flee from him: for they know 
not the voice of strangers. This parable spake 
Jesus unto them : but they understood not what 
things they were which he spake unto them. 
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, 
I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All 
that ever came before me are thieves and robbers : 
but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door : 
by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and 
shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief 
cometh not but for to steal, and to kill, and to de- 
stroy : I am come that they might have life, and 
that they might have it more abundantly. I am 
the good shepherd : the good shepherd giveth his 
life for his sheep. But he that is an hireling, and 



122 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, 
seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep and 
fieeth ; and the wolf catch eth them, and scattereth 
the sheep. The hireling fieeth, because he is an 
hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the 
good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am 
known of mine. As the Father knoweth me 
even so know I the Father : and I lay down my 
life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which 
are not of this fold : them also I must bring, and 
they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one 
fold and one shepherd. 

^ Then another may say the following , or all the Scripture may be 
read by the same Minister: 

Hear ye also the instructions of St. Paul to 
Timothy and Titus, his sons in the gospel : 

Thou, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace 
that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that 
thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the 
same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be 
able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure 
hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No 
man that warreth, entangleth himself with the 
affairs of this life ; that he may please him who 
hath chosen him to be a soldier. This is a true 
saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, 
he desireth a good work. A bishop, then, must 



ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 123 

be blameless, as the steward of God : not self- 
willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no 
striker, not given to filthy lucre. But a lover of 
hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, 
temperate ; holding fast the faithful word as he 
hath been taught, that he may be able by sound 
doctrine, both to exhort and to convince the gain- 
sayers. Not a novice, lest, being lifted up with 
pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 
Moreover, he must have a good report of them 
which are without ; lest he fall into reproach and 
the snare of the devil. Let no man despise thy 
youth ; but be thou an example of the believers, 
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in 
faith, in purity. Till I come, give attendance to 
reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not 
the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by 
prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the 
presbytery. Meditate upon these things ; give thy- 
self wholly to them ; that thy profiting may ap- 
pear to all. Study to show thyself approved 
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be 
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 
Take heed unto thyself, and unto thy doctrine ; 
continue in them : for in doing this thou shalt 
both save thyself, and them that hear thee. Con- 
sider what I say ; and the Lord give thee under- 
standing in all things. 



124 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

*\ Then shall the President or ordaining Minister address the candi- 
date, saying : 

You have heard, beloved brother, in the holy 
lessons taken out of the Scriptures, of what dig- 
nity and of how great importance this office is 
whereunto you are called. And, now again, we 
exhort you, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
that you have in remembrance into how high a 
dignity, and to how weighty an office ye are 
called : to be a messenger, watchman, and steward 
of the Lord ; to teach and admonish, to feed and 
provide for the Lord's family; to seek for Christ's 
sheep that are dispersed abroad, and for His chil- 
dren who are in the midst of this evil world, that 
they may be saved through Christ forever. We 
have good hope that you have weighed and pon- 
dered these things with yourself long before this 
time : and that you have clearly determined, by 
God's grace, to give yourself wholly to this office, 
whereunto it hath pleased God to call you : so 
that, as much as lieth in you, you will apply your- 
self wholly to this one thing, and draw all your 
cares and studies this way, and that you will con- 
tinually pray to God the Father, by the mediation 
of our only Saviour Jesus Christ, for the heavenly 
assistance of the Holy Ghost ; that, by daily read- 
ing and weighing of the Scriptures, ye may grow 
riper and stronger in your ministry ; and that ye 



ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 125 

may so endeavor, at all times, to sanctify the lives 
of you and yours, and to fashion them after the 
rule and doctrine of Christ, that ye may be a 
wholesome and godly example and pattern for the 
people to follow. 

And now that this present congregation here 
assembled may also understand your mind and 
will in these things, and that this your promise 
may the more move you to do your duties, you 
shall answer plainly to these things which we, in 
the name of God and His Church, shall demand 
of you touching the same : 

Prest. — Do you trust that you are inwardly 
moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this 
office and ministration, to serve God for the pro- 
moting of His glory, and the edifying of his peo- 
ple ? Then answer : 

Ans. — I do. 

Prest — Do you think you are truly called 
according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and according to the order of this church, to the 
ministry of the same ? 

Ans. — I do. 

Prest. — Do you believe the Scriptures of the 
Old and New Testament to be the Word of God, 
and the only infallible rule of faith and practice ? 

Ans. — I do so believe. 

Prest. — Will you diligently read and expound 



126 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

the same to the people among whom you minis- 
ter? 

Arts. — I will. 

Prest. — Do you receive and hold with the 
Evangelical Lutheran Church of our Fathers, 
the Ausburg Confession to be a correct exhibi- 
tion of 'the fundamental doctrines of the Divine 
Word, and of the faith of our Church founded 
upon that word ? 

Ans. — I do. 

Prest. — Do you promise by the aid of God 
faithfully to perform all the duties enjoined upon 
you in the Formula for the Government and Dis- 
cipline of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and 
to submit yourself to its rules, and government, 
and discipline, so long as you remain a member 
of any Lutheran Synod ? 

Ans. — I do. 

Question. — And are you determined out of the 
Holy Scriptures to instruct the people committed 
to your charge, and to teach nothing as required 
of necessity to eternal salvation bat that which 
you shall be persuaded may be concluded and 
proved by the Scriptures ? 

Answer. — I have so determined by God's grace. 

Quest. — Will you, then, give your faithful dili- 
gence always to minister the doctrine, and sacra- 
ments, and discipline of Christ, as the Lord hath 
commanded? 



ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 127 

Ans. — I will so do, by the help of the Lord. 

Quest. — Will you be ready, with all faithful 
diligence, to banish and drive away all erroneous 
and strange doctrines contrary to God's word; 
and to use both public and private admonitions 
and exhortations, as well to the sick as to the 
whole within your charge, as need shall require 
and occasion shall be given ? 

Ans. — I will, the Lord being my helper. 

Quest. — Will you be diligent in prayers, and 
in reading of the Holy Scriptures, and in such 
studies as help to a knowledge of the same, laying 
aside the study of the world and the flesh ? 

Ans. — I will endeavor so to do, the Lord being 
my helper. 

Quest. — Will you be diligent to frame and to 
fashion yourself according to the doctrine of 
Christ ; and to make yourself, as much as in you 
lieth, a wholesome example and pattern to the 
flock of Christ ? 

Ans. — I shall apply myself thereto, the Lord 
being my helper. 

Quest. — Will you maintain and set forward, as 
much as lieth in you, quietness, peace, and love 
among all Christian people, and especially among 
them that are, or shall be, committed to your 
charge ? 

Ans. — I will so do, the Lord being my helper. 



128 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

jf The President : 

You have witnessed a good confession before 
many witnesses, whereunto we say, yea and amen. 
Kneel down before the omnipresent God and 
receive holy consecration. 

\ Here the candidate kneeling at the altar, the President and some 
other of the older ministers present shall lay their hands upon 
the head of the person to be ordained, the President saying : 

In the name of Jesus Christ, in dependence 
upon his Spirit, and to the glory of the Father, 
we ordain, consecrate, and appoint you to the 
ministry of reconciliation, to be a herald of the 
kingdom of God and a steward of his mysteries. 

The Lord pour upon thee the Holy Ghost for 
the office and work of a minister in the Church 
of God, now committed unto thee by the imposi- 
tion of our hands. And be thou a faithful dis- 
penser of the word of God, and of His holy 
sacraments; in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

\ Then shall the certificate of ordination be delivered into his hands, 
the President saying : 

Take thou authority to preach the word of God, 
and to administer the holy sacraments, and to exe- 
cute all the offices of a minister in the church of 
God ; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 



ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 129 

f" Then let the following prayer be offered. 

fl During this prayer the candidate may lay his hands upon the 
open Bible, conveniently held, for that purpose by one or two of 
older Clergymen. 

Lord Jesus, who art the Chief Shepherd and 
Head of the Church, thou hast heard what thy 
servant hast promised; enable him faithfully to 
perform his promises. Enrol him now and for- 
ever among the number of thy servants ; ordain, 
consecrate, and bless him whom we, through the 
laying on of hands, have set apart for the work 
of the ministry. Let thy Spirit fill him with faith, 
with strength to do thy will, with love to thee and 
to all mankind, that he may be qualified for his 
high and holy functions, and that his labor may 
not be in vain in the Lord. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of 
thine infinite love and goodness towards us, hast 
given to us thine only and most dearly beloved 
Son, Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer, and the 
author of everlasting life ; and hast sent abroad 
into the world apostles, prophets, evangelists, 
teachers, and pastors, by whose labor and min- 
istry he should gather together a great flock in 
all parts of the world, to set forth the eternal 
praise of thy holy name: For these so great 
benefits of thy eternal goodness, and for that thou 

9 



150 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

hast vouchsafed to call this thy servant here 
present to the same office and ministry appointed 
for the salvation of mankind, we render unto 
Thee most hearty thanks ; we praise and worship 
Thee ; we give thanks to Thee for thy great glory; 
and we humbly beseech Thee, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ, to grant unto all who, either here 
or elsewhere, call upon thy holy name, that we 
may continue to show ourselves thankful unto 
Thee for these, and all other benefits ; and that 
we, by the gracious aid of thy holy Spirit, may 
daily increase in the knowledge of Christ and of 
thy holy ways, and may go forward in righteous- 
ness and holiness to the end of life. So that as 
well by this thy minister as by them over whom 
he shall be appointed to minister, thy holy name 
may be for ever glorified, and thy blessed king- 
dom enlarged, through thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord : who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the 
unity of the Holy Spirit, world without end. 
Amen. 

^ The right hand of fellowship to the Christian ministry should here 
be extended to the candidate by the officiating ministers. 

^ Then shall the President say: 

Go then, and feed the flock of God which is 
among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by 
constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but 



INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR. 131 

of a ready mind ; not as being lords over God's 
heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And 
when the Chief Shepherd shall appear you shall 
receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 
The Lord bless you from on high, and make you 
a blessing unto many, that you may bring forth 
fruit, and that your fruit may remain unto eter- 
nal life. 

The peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, keep your hearts and minds in the 
knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Al- 
mighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost 
be among you, and remain with you always. 
Amen. 



ORDER FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 
A PASTOR. 

^[ Whenever a Minister and a Church have entered into a mutual 
engagement that he shall become their pastor, and desire that 
such pastoral relation should be formally and publicly recoynized, 
the committee appointed thereto being convened and organized, 
the President of Synod, or some other minister appointed to act 
in his stead, should state to the Congregation the object of the 
meeting, and the evidence presented to him that both the Pastor 
and Congregation desire that the pastoral relation between them 
should be formally and publicly ratified. 



132 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

^ A religious service should then be held, consisting of singing, 
prayer, the reading of the Scriptures, and a sermon by some one 
previously appointed thereto. 

fl The Officers of the Congregation should be seated in the front of 
the church, with the Pastor in their midst. 

^ The serynon being ended, the President should address himself to 
the Minister to be installed, proposing to him the folloioing 



Question. — Dearly beloved brother : Are you 
willing publicly to take the charge of this con- 
gregation as their pastor ? 

Answer. — I am. 

Quest. — Do you conscientiously believe and de- 
clare, as far as you know your own heart, that in 
taking upon you this charge you are influenced 
by a sincere desire to promote the glory of God 
and the good of His church ? 

Ans. — I do. 

Quest. — Do you solemnly promise that, by the 
assistance of the grace of God, you will endeavor 
faithfully to discharge all the duties of a pastor to 
this congregation; and will be careful to maintain 
a deportment in all respects becoming a minister 
of the gospel of Christ ? 

Ans. — I do so promise, and will endeavor so to 
do, by the help of God. 

\ Turning to the Congregation, the President shall ihen inquire- of 
the people * 

Do you, the officers and people of this congre- 



INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR. 133 

gation, profess your readiness to receive A. B. as 
your pastor, and is it your desire that he should 
be so recognized, and publicly installed over you 
as such ? 

Will you receive the word of truth from his 
mouth with meekness and love, and submit to him 
in the due exercise of the discipline of Christ ? 

Do you promise to encourage him in his arduous 
labor, and to assist his endeavors for your instruc- 
tion and spiritual edification ? 

And do you engage to continue to him, while 
he is your pastor, that competent worldly main- 
tenance which you have promised, and whatever 
else you may see needful for the honor of religion 
and his usefulness and comfort among you ? 

If you are ready thus to profess and covenant, 
as in the presence of God, you will now, one and 
all, give assurance thereof by arising. 

^ The people having thus answered the questions, the President shall 
say: 

Inasmuch then as you, the minister and con- 
gregation here present, have thus publicly entered 
into covenant to sustain to each other the holy 
and divinely instituted relation of pastor and 
flock, I pronounce and declare that A. B. is hereby 
duly constituted and installed pastor of this 
church of Christ, in the 



134 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

fl The right hand of fellowship should here be extended to the newly- 
installed pastor ', by some minister previously designated for that 
purpose. 

^ A brief hymn may then be sung, and a charge given to the newly- 
installed pastor , by some minister previously designated for that 
purpose. 

^ Another charge should be given to the Congregation, by a minister 
previously designated ; and the services may close by singing, 
prayer, and the benediction. The benediction is to be pro- 
nounced by the newly-installed pastor. 

^ It is highly becoming, after the solemnity of the installation, for the 
heads of families of the Congregation viho are then present, or at 
least the officers of the Church, to come forward to their pastor 
and give him their right hand, in token of cordial reception and 
affectionate regard. 



OEDEE FOE THE INSTALLATION OF 
THE CHUECH COUNCIL. 

DEAELY Beloved: You have been duly 
elected by the members of this church as its 
Officers. As your brethren have thus shown their 
confidence in your ability to discharge the duties 
of the offices to which you have been chosen, in a 
manner satisfactory to themselves and consistent 
with your Christian obligations, and so as you 
will desire to have done when vou shall be called 



INSTALLATION OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL. 135 

to give an account of your stewardship : I ask 
your attention to a brief statement of your official 
duties. 

/. — The duties of the Trustees are principally the following : 

1. They shall endeavor, with the help of God, 
to set their own household and the whole congre- 
gation a worthy example by their Christian walk 
and conversation. 

2. They shall take care that the property of 
the church is not injured or destroyed, and that 
the house of worship, and any other buildings be- 
longing to the church, are kept in good repair. 

3. That the deeds and other important docu- 
ments of the church are carefully preserved. 

4. That the debts of the church, if any there 
be, are diminished and liquidated in the manner 
most consistent with the interests of the church. 

II. — The duties of the Deacons are chiefly the following : 

1. They are to afford the congregation an ex- 
ample of a truly Christian life. 

2. They shall render all necessary aid in the 
services of the sanctuary, and especially in the 
administration of the Lord's Supper. 

3. They shall take up all collections in the 
church, and pay the sums collected into the hands 
of the treasurer as often as he may consider it 
necessary for the good of the church. 



136 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

4. It shall be their duty to see that, according 
to Christ's command, the Minister of the church 
be properly supported. And lastly, that all things 
connected with the public worship of God be done 
decently and in order. 

III. — The duties of the Elders are these : 

1. They shall set before the church a truly 
Christian example. 

2. They shall take care that soundness of doc- 
trine and wholesome discipline are maintained and 
perpetuated in the church. 

3. They shall visit the schools of the congrega- 
tion from time to time, and see that good order is 
observed in them, and that the children are prop- 
erly instructed. 

4. When discord and controversies arise, they 
shall exert themselves to the utmost in the use of 
every Scriptural means to reconcile the parties 
concerned and to restore peace. 

5. If the pastor desire it, they shall accompany 
him in his visits to the sick. 

6. They shall see that all the temporal affairs 
of the congregation are duly attended to and ad- 
ministered, and aid in the execution of any meas- 
ures adapted to promote its well-being. 

You have thus heard, my brethren, what are 
the duties that pertain to your respective offices. 



INSTALLATION OF THE CHURCH CODNCIL. 137 

In order that the congregation may be certified of 
your willingness to perform them to the best of 
your ability, you will now, in the presence of God, 
make known this your willingness, by saying : 
Ans. — I will. 

1[ Let us pray. 

Lord Jesus Christ, who art the Chief Shepherd 
and Bishop of that flock which Thou hast pur- 
chased with thy blood, we thank Thee that Thou 
hast established thy church upon earth, and that 
amidst many persecutions and violent assaults, 
Thou hast hitherto protected it against the gates of 
hell, and more and more extended it among men. 
We thank Thee that we have been invited through 
thy gospel to the blessedness of communion with 
Thee; that we are in the enjoyment of the means 
of grace and of the operations of thy Holy Spirit. 
We thank Thee that Thou continuest to dispose 
men to labor in thy church, and faithfully to pro- 
vide for its temporal and its spiritual welfare. Con- 
tinue to bless and preserve it, we beseech Thee; 
and let thy word dwell in it richly in all wisdom, 
and make it powerful to carry on thy work of 
grace in our souls. Vouchsafe thy grace and 
favor unto these brethren who have been duly 
elected to important offices in this church. En- 
lighten and guide them by thy Holy Spirit, that 
they may know thy mind, and that their services 



138 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

to the church may redound to its good and thy 
praise. Fill their hearts with love to Thee, to thy 
word, and to their brethren whom they are to in- 
struct by their example, and to aid by their coun- 
sels and their active services ; that so, ever seeking 
help from Thee, they may with alacrity and cheer- 
fulness perform the duties to which they have 
been set apart. Hear, O Lord, and answer our 
prayers, for the sake of that love wherewith Thou 
lovest us. Amen. 

^[ The Minister, giving his hand to each of the Officers, says : 

I wish you the blessing and guidance of God in 
the exercise of your office. May the Lord direct 
and assist you by his Holy Spirit ; May He coun- 
sel and strengthen you in all your undertakings, 
and encourage you to labor diligently for the 
prosperity of this church and congregation, and 
to fulfil with fidelity your respective duties. And 
be assured that He who is faithful and just to re- 
ward those who serve Him with uprightness and 
fidelity, will bless your labors and grant you in 
time and eternity, a recompense according to His 
great goodness. Depart in peace. 

^ The Minister now turns to those who are going out of office, 
saying : 

I address myself to you, beloved friends, who 
are now retiring from office, and tender you the 






LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF A CHURCH. 139 

thanks of this congregation, for the faithfulness 
and zeal which you have manifested in its service. 
That the Lord may bless and reward you, is the 
sincere wish and prayer of us all. Amen. 



OEDEE FOE LAYING THE COENEE 
STONE OF A CHUECH. 

*[ Appropriate religious services shall be held at or near the place where 
the stone is to be laid. At which the following portions of Scrip- 
ture may be read: Psalm 96 or Psalm 132 ; 1 Cor. 3 : 9-23. 

][ Then the officiating Minister , standing at the place where the stone is 
to be laid, shall say to the Congregation : 

BELOVED brethren: In all ages of the world 
good men have had their sacred places con- 
secrated to the worship of the Most High. Thus 
Jacob erected a pillar at Bethel, and poured oil 
upon it, saying, " This is God's house.'' Moses 
built and consecrated a tabernacle in the desert ; 
and Solomon built and dedicated a temple for the 
Lord, which He filled with the glory of His 
presence before all the people. So you have pur- 
posed in your hearts to build a house for the Lord; 
and we are now assembled to lay the corner-stone 
of this new house of prayer, a habitation for the 
mighty God of Jacob. And let us not doubt but 
that He will favorably approve our godly purpose 
also, and in order to this let us devoutly pray for 
His blessing upon this our undertaking. 



140 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

^[ Then let the following, or other appropriate prayer be offered : 

Most glorious God : Heaven is Thy throne and 
the earth Thy footstool ; what house then can be 
builded for Thee, or where is the place of Thy rest? 
Yet, blessed be Thy name, O Lord God, that it 
hath pleased Thee to have Thy habitation among 
the sons of men, and to dwell in the assemblies 
of Thy saints upon the earth. And now, es- 
pecially, we render thanks unto Thy holy name 
that it hath pleased Thee to put it into the hearts 
of Thy servants to erect in this place a house to 
Thy honor and worship. We thank Thee for 
Thy grace which has inclined them to contribute 
of their substance for the glory of Thy name : 
and we pray Thee, to continue Thy blessing upon 
their pious undertaking. 

May peace and harmony prevail in the coun- 
sels of Thy servants, and may no selfish or divided 
aims find place among them. May the work of 
this building be completed without hurt or acci- 
dent to any person. And when Thou shalt have 
prospered the work of their hands thereunto 
and this house shall be prepared and finished for 
Thy service, grant that all who shall enjoy the 
benefit of this pious work, may show forth their 
thankfulness, by making a right use of it, to the 
glory of Thy blessed name. 

Grant that all who shall hereafter worship 



LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF A CHURCH. 141 

Thee in the temple here to be builded, may so 
serve and please Thee in all holy exercises of god- 
liness, that in the end they may come to Thy 
temple on high, to be numbered with Thy saints 
in glory everlasting. 

Hear us, O Lord, for Thou art our God in 
whom we trust. And when we shall cease to 
pray unto Thee on earth, may we, with all those 
who in like manner have erected such places to 
Thy name, and with all Thy saints and redeemed 
ones, eternally praise Thee for all Thy goodness 
vouchsafed unto us here on earth and laid up for 
us in heaven. 

Accept these our prayers, we beseech Thee, for 
the sake of Thy dear Son; and to Thee, the only 
true and living God, Father, Son, and Holy 
Ghost, be honor, praise, and glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

^f Then shall ihe Minister •, standing by the stone, exhibit to the Con- 
gregation the box to be placed in the stone, and a list of its con- 
tents should be read ; after which the Minister may deposit the 
box in the stone and cover it : and the stone shall be laid and ad- 
justed by the Minister, assisted by the builder. 

fj Let the Minister then strike the stone with a hammer three times, 
and, while he does so, say: 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost, we lay this corner-stone 
for the foundation of a house to be builded and 



142 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

consecrated to the service of the Almighty God, 
according to the order and usages of the Evan- 
gelical Lutheran Church. Amen. 

^ Or what some may regard as preferable : 

For the extension of the Redeemer's kingdom 
in the earth, and for the glory of His name, we 
lay the corner-stone of this house of God, in the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 

^ The service may then conclude with a brief prayer, a hymn, and 
benediction. 



OEDEE FOE THE CONSECEATION 
OF A CHUECH. 

\ The Congregation being assembled in the Church, the services may 
begin with singing an appropriate anthem. 

^ The anthem being ended, a Minister appointed thereto, standing at 
the altar, shall read the Psalm here following : 

Psalm xxiv. 

1. The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness 
thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 

2. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and 
established it upon the floods. 

3. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? 
or who shall stand in his holy place. 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 143 

4. He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; 
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor 
sworn deceitfully. 

5. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, 
and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

6. This is the generation of them that seek 
him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 

7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye 
lifted up ye everlasting doors ; and the King of 
glory shall come in. 

8. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord 
strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 

9. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift 
them up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of 
glory shall come in. 

10. Who is this King of glory ? The Lord of 
hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. 

^[ Then shall the whole Congregation, rising up, sing or say the 

Gloria Patri. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is 
now, and ever shall be, world without end. 
Amen. 

^[ Then may follow the order of morning service after the Gloria 

Patri until the reading of the Scripture. 
fl Then let the Minister, or some one appointed by him, read one or 

more of the following lessons : II Chronicles 6 : 18-33 ; Psalm 

48; Psalm 122; Psalm 132; Heh. 10: 19-26. 



144 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

^[ Then an appropriate anthem or hymn shall be sung ; after which 
the following prayers shall be offered : 

^ Let us pray. 

Eternal God, mighty in power, and of maj- 
esty incomprehensible, whom the heaven of 
heavens cannot contain, much less the walls of 
temples made with hands; and who yet hast 
been graciously pleased to promise thy especial 
presence, wherever two or three of thy faithful 
servants shall assemble in thy Name, to offer 
up their praises and supplications unto Thee ; 
Vouchsafe, Lord, to be present with us, who 
are here gathered together with all humility and 
readiness of heart, to consecrate this place to the 
honor of thy great Name ; separating it hence- 
forth from all unhallowed, ordinary, and com- 
mon uses ; and dedicating it to thy service, for 
reading thy holy Word, for celebrating thy holy 
Sacraments, for offering to thy glorious Majesty 
the sacrifice of prayer and thanksgiving, for bless- 
ing thy people in thy name, and for the perform- 
ance of all other holy offices; accept, Lord, 
this service at our hands, and bless it with such 
success as may tend most to thy glory, and the 
furtherance of our happiness both temporal and 
spiritual ; through Jesus Christ our Lord and 
Saviour. 

Regard, Lord, the supplications of Thy ser- 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 145 

vants, and grant that whosoever is dedicated to 
Thee in this house by holy baptism, may prove 
faithful to all their covenant obligations; remain 
in the number of thy faithful and elect children, 
and may finally corne to Thy heavenly and ever- 
lasting kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Grant, Lord, that whosoever shall receive 
in this place the blessed sacrament of the body 
and blood of Christ, may come to that holy ordi- 
nance with faith, charity, and true repentance ; 
and being filled with Thy grace and heavenly 
benediction, may, to their great and endless 
comfort, obtain remission of their sins, and all 
other benefits of His passion. 

Grant, Lord, that by Thy holy Word 
which shall be read and preached in this place, 
and by Thy Holy Spirit grafting it inwardly in 
the heart, the hearers thereof may both perceive 
and know what things they ought to do, and 
may have power and strength to fulfil the same. 

Now, therefore, arise, Lord, and come unto 
this place of Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy 
strength. Let Thine eye be open towards this 
house day and night; and let Thine ears be 
ready toward the prayers of Thy children which 
they shall make unto Thee in this place. And 
whensoever Thy servants shall make to Thee 
petitions here, do Thou hear them from heaven, 

10 



146 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Thy dwelling-place ; and when Thou nearest, 
forgive. And grant, Lord, we beseech Thee, 
that here and elsewhere Thy ministers may be 
clothed with righteousness, and Thy saints re- 
joice in Thy salvation. And may we all, with 
Thy people everywhere, grow up into a holy 
temple in the Lord, and be at last received, 
through riches of grace in Christ Jesus, into the 
glorious temple above : the house not made with 
hands, eternal in the heavens. And to the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be glory 
and praise, world without end. Amen. 

^[ Then an appropriate hymn may be sung. 

^ Then shall one of the trustees, or some one in their behalf, address 
the officiating Minister, saying : 

In behalf of the trustees of this church, and 
the congregation here assembled, I present you 
this house to be dedicated to the service and 
worship of Almighty God. 

I" And he may, if thought vnse, present the keys of the church to the 
officiating Minister. 

T[ Then shall the Minister say to the Congregation : 

Dearly beloved in the Lord : Forasmuch as 
devout and holy men, as well under the law as 
under the gospel, moved either by the express 
command of God, or by the secret inspiration of 
the blessed Spirit, and acting agreeably to their 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 147 

own reason and a sense of holy veneration, have 
erected houses for the public worship of God, 
and separated them from all unhallowed, worldly, 
and common uses, in order to fill men's minds 
with greater reverence for his glorious Majesty, 
and affect their hearts with more devotion and 
humility in His service ; which pious works 
have been approved of and graciously accepted 
by our Heavenly Father : Let us not doubt but 
that He will also favorably approve our godly 
purpose of setting apart this place in solemn 
manner, for the performance of the several offices 
of religious worship, and bestow His blessing 
upon this our undertaking. 

I therefore pronounce this 

Evangelical Lutheran Church to be set apart 
henceforth for offices sacred and divine. 

Unto Thee, God, the Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, and the Creator of all things, we 
dedicate this house. 

Unto Thee, Christ, the everlasting Son of 
the Father, and the Redeemer of the world, we 
dedicate this house. 

Unto Thee, Holy Ghost, proceeding from 
the Father and the Son, the Sanctifier of the 
saints, we dedicate this house. 

We dedicate it for the offering up of praise 
and prayer ; for the administration of the sacra- 



148 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

merits ; for the preaching of the word. We 
dedicate it to the extension of the Gospel of 
Christ, and the salvation of man. We dedicate 
it to the gracious work of the Holy Spirit, and 
the promotion of unity, charity, and peace 
throughout the world. 

To these holy purposes, and the furtherance 
of the will of God in all things, we set apart and 
consecrate this house, in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

^ Then shall be sung the Te Deum Laudamus, as followeth below, 
or other hymn of praise. 

3U ©turn iaufoamu*. 

WE praise Thee, God; we acknowledge 
Thee to be the Lord. 

All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father 
everlasting. 

To Thee all angels cry aloud ; the Heavens, 
and all the Powers therein. 

To Thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually 
do cry. 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; 

Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of 
Thy glory. 

The glorious company of the Apostles praise 
Thee. 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 149 

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise 
Thee. 

The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee. 

The holy Church throughout all the ivorld, 
doth acknowledge Thee. 

The Father of an infinite Majesty ; 

Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; also the 
Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of Glory, Christ. 

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. 

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver 
man, Thou didst humble Thyself to be bom of a 
Virgin. 

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
death, Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven 
to all believers. 

Thou sitteth at the right hand of God, in the 
Glory of the Father. 

We believe that Thou shalt come to be our 
Judge. 

We therefore pray Thee help Thy servants, 
whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious 
blood. 

Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints, 
in glory everlasting. 

Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine 
heritage. 



150 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Govern them, and lift them up forever. Day 
by Bay we magnify Thee. 

And we worship Thy name, ever, world with- 
out end. 

Vouchsafe, Lord, to keep us this day without 
sin. 

Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy 
upon us. 

Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, as our trust 
is in Thee. 

Lord, in Thee have I trusted : let me never 
be confounded. 

^ Then the Minister, appointed for the purpose, shall deliver a 

sermon suitable to the occasion. 
<fi If there be a collection it should then be taken. 
^ The collection ended, a concluding hymn may be sung. 
^f Then immediately before the final blessing, the officiating Minister 

shall say the following 

Prayer. 

Blessed be thy name, Lord God, that it 
hath pleased Thee to have thy habitation among 
the sons of men, and to dwell in the midst of 
the assembly of the saints upon the earth; bless, 
we beseech Thee, the religious observances of 
this day, and grant that in this place now set 
apart to Thy service, Thy holy name may be 
worshipped in truth and purity through all gen- 
erations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND. 151 

The peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, keep your hearts and minds in the 
knowledge and love of God, and of His Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord ; and the blessing of God 
Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you 
always. Amen. 



ORDER FOR THE CONSECRATION OF A 
BURIAL GROUND. 

^ The people being assembled on the ground, the Minister shall say : 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

1[ Let us pray. 

Thou ever blessed Mediator, who was dead, 
but livest forever, of whom the whole family in 
heaven and earth is named, and who hast knit 
all thy saints in one communion unto life eter- 
nal, in that mystical body of which Thou art the 
glorious and ever-living Head; grant us grace 
so to follow thy blessed saints, who have gone 
before us, in the faith and fellowship of thy holy 
Church, that we may come to those unspeakable 
joys which Thou hast prepared for all that love 
Thee, from the foundation of the world. Amen. 



152 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

^ The Minister may then read the Scriptures from Gen. 23d chapter 
and 1 Cor. 15 : 12-26. 

f Then the 90th Psalm shall be chanted, or said responsively, as 
follows : 

Minister. Lord. Thou hast been our dwelling- 
place in all generations. 

Congregation. Before the mountains were 
brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the 
earth and the world, even from everlasting to 
everlasting, Thou art God. 

M. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and 
say est, Return, ye children of men. 

G. For a thousand years in thy sight are but 
as yesterday when it is passed, and as a watch 
in the night. 

M. Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; 
they are as a sleep ; in the morning they are like 
grass which groweth up. 

C. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth 
up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 

M. For we are consumed by thine anger, and 
by thy wrath are we troubled. 

0. Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, 
our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 

M. For all our days are passed away in thy 
wrath ; we spend our years as a tale that is told. 

C. The days of our years are threescore years 
and ten; and if by reason^ of strength they be 



CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND. 153 

fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and 
sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 

M. Who knoweth the power of thine anger? 
even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 

C. So teach us to number our days, that we 
may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

^ Then the Minister shall soy : 

Dearly Beloved : The Holy Scriptures, in 
divers places, teach us to honor our bodies. God 
the Father has created them tearfully and won- 
derfully, and joined their destiny with that of 
our spirits. God the Son has honored them by 
taking upon Him the form and fashion of a man 
in His glorious incarnation, so that His people 
are flesh of His flesh and bone of His bones. 
God the Holy Ghost honors them by dwelling in 
them as His temples. We are, moreover, assured 
that Fie who raised up Christ from the dead shall 
also quicken our mortal bodies by His Spirit that 
dwelleth in us; and we are encouraged to look 
for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall 
change our vile body, that it may be fashioned 
like unto His glorious body, according to the 
working whereby He is able even to subdue all 
things unto Himself. 

With the whole Church of all ages, we believe 
in the resurrection of the body. I am the Resur- 



154 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

rection and the Life, saith the Lord : he that 
belie veth in me, though he were dead, yet shall 
he live. Behold, saith the Apostle, I show you ] 
a mystery ; we shall not all sleep, but we shall 
all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of 
an eye, at the last trump ; for the trumpet shall 
sound, and the dead shall be raised incorrup- 
tible, and we shall be changed. For this corrup- 
tible must put on incorruption, and this mortal 
must put on immortality. 

Such being the honor bestowed upon the bodies 
of the saints, and such the promises graciously 
delivered unto us concerning them, it is most 
meet and right that the bodies of the departed 
which rest in hope should also rest in honor and 
peace. 

We are taught that the Holy patriarch Abra- 
ham, the father of the faithful, when he was 
about to bury his dead out of his sight, bought a 
burying-place, even the field of Machpelah. 
There he buried Sarah his wife : there he him- 
self was buried : there they buried Isaac his son, 
and Rebecca his wife: and there afterwards they 
buried Jacob and Leah. We read, also, that 
Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus, who 
waited for the kingdom of God, laid the precious 
body of Jesus in his own new tomb, which he 
had hewn out in the rock, and guarded it against 



CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND. 155 

desecration by rolling a great stone to the door, 
and setting a seal upon it. 

Imitating this example of holy men, and led 
by the devout and tender spirit of the Church in 
all ages, we do now separate this ground from 
all common and secular use, and consecrate it 

under the name of , 

as a place of burial and repose for the bodies of 
the dead, until the resurrection of the last day. 
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

^[ Let us pray. 

Almighty God, who by the death of thy dear 
Son Jesus Christ hast destroyed death ; by His 
rest in the tomb hast sanctified the graves of the 
saints; and by His glorious resurrection hast 
brought life and immortality to light, so that all 
who die in Him abide in hope as to their bodies, 
and in joy as to their souls : receive, we beseech 
Thee, our unfeigned thanks for that victory over 
death and the grave which He has obtained for 
us and for all who sleep in Him ; and keep us, 
who are still in the body, in everlasting fellowship 
with all that wait for Thee on earth, and with 
all that are around Thee in heaven, in union 
with Him who is the Eesurrection and the Life; 
who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen, 



156 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be 
thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done 
on Earth, as it is in Heaven ; Give us this day 
our daily bread ; And forgive us our debts, as we 
forgive our debtors ; And lead us not into temp- 
tation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the 
Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever. 
Amen. 

1[ After which the Minister shall close the service with this Bene- 
diction. 

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
love of God, and the communion of the Holy 
Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 



BENEDICTIONS. 

THE peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, keep your hearts and minds in 
the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord : and the blessing of God 
Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you 
always. Amen. 

May grace, mercy, and peace, from God the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, rest upon 
and be with us all, evermore. Amen. 

Now the God of Peace, that brought again 
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shep- 



BENEDICTIONS. 157 

herd of the Sheep, through the blood of the ever- 
lasting covenant, make you perfect in every good 
work, to do his will, working in you that which 
is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus 
Christ ; to whom be glory forever and ever. 
Amen.— Heb. 12:20,21. 

May the God of all grace, who hath called us 
unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after 
that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, 
establish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory 
and dominion, forever and ever. Amen. — I Pet. 
5:10. 

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
love of God, and the communion of the Holy 
Ghost, be with you all. Amen. — // Cor. 13 : 14. 

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and 
peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, 
through the power of the Holy Ghost. Amen. — 
Rom. 15:13. 

Grace be to you and peace from God our 
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
—II Cor. 1 : 2. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with 
you all. Amen. — Rom. 16 : 24. 

The Lord bless thee and keep thee ; 

The Lord make His face to shine upon thee, 
and be gracious unto thee ; 

The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, 
and give thee peace. Amen. 



158 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 



Part Third. 

ORDER OF SERVICE FOR FESTIVAL 
DAYS. 

KNTROITS. 

Advent. 

i. 

TllHE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness there- 
X of; the world, and they that dwell therein. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates; and be ye 
lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of 
glory shall come in. 

Who is this King of glory ? The Lord strong 
and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates ; even lift them 
up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory 
shall come in. 

Who is this king of glory ? The Lord of hosts, 
he is the King of glory. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, vjorld without end. Amen. 



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Hosanna to the Son of David ; blessed is He 
that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion ; shout, 
daughter of Jerusalem. 

Behold, thy King cometh unto thee ; He is 
just, and having salvation. 

This is the Lord, we have waited for Him ; we 
will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

in. 

worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; 
fear before Him, all the earth. 

Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth; 
He shall judge the people righteously. 

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be 
glad ; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein; 
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before 
the Lord. 

For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the 
earth: He shall judge the world with righteous- 
ness, and the people with His truth. 



160 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

IV. 

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let 
the skies pour down righteousness. 

Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say 
rejoice. The Lord is at hand. 

They shall see the Son of Man coming in a 
cloud with power and great glory. 

Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Christmas. 

I. 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for He hath 
visited and redeemed His people. 

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us 
in the house of His servant David. 

As He spake by the mouth of His holy pro- 
phets, which have been since the world began : 



ORDER OF SERVICE FOR FESTIVAL DAYS. 161 

That we should be saved from our enemies, 
and from the hand of all that hate us. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost, 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

ii. 

sing unto the Lord a new song; for He hath 
done marvellous things. 

The Lord hath done great things for us ; 
whereof we are glad. 

Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
which shall be to all people. 

For unto you is born this day in the city of 
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 

And suddenly there was with the angel a mul- 
titude of the heavenly host, praising God and 
saying: 

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 
peace, good will toward men. 

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which 
Thou hast prepared before the face of all people. 

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory 
of thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 



162 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

in. 

Sing, daughter of Zion ; shout, Israel ; be 
glad and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter 
of Jerusalem. 

The King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the 
midst of thee ; thou shalt not see evil any more. 

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear 
thou not: the Lord thy God in the midst of thee 
is mighty ; 

He will save, He will rejoice over thee with 
joy ; He will rest in His love, He will joy over 
thee with singing. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is note, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

The Circumcision of Christ — New Year. 

Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy Name 
in all the earth ; who hast set thy glory above 
the heavens. 

What is man that Thou art mindful of him : 
and the son of man that Thou visitest him ? 

Thou, Lord, art our Father and our Re- 
deemer: from everlasting is thy Name. 



ORDER OF SERVICE FOR FESTIVAL DAYS. 163 

Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness be- 
corneth thine house, Lord, for ever. 

Thy throne is established of old : Thou art 
from everlasting. 

The Lord reigneth, He is clothed with majesty; 
the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith He 
hath girded Himself. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning , is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Epiphany. 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made 
heaven and earth. 

Declare His glory among the heathen, His 
wonders among all people. 

The people which sat in darkness saw a great 
light; and to them which sat in the region and 
shadow of death, light is sprung up. 

For the Word was made flesh and dwelt among 
us; and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the 
only begotten of the Father, full of grace and 
truth. 

I will praise Thee, Lord, with my whole 
heart; I will show forth thy marvellous works. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 



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As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Good Friday. 

Behold the Lamb of God ; which taketh away 
the sin of the world ! 

Surely He hath borne our griefs; and carried 
our sorrows. 

He was wounded for our transgressions ; He 
was bruised for our iniquities. 

All we like sheep have gone astray ; and the 
Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 

Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like 
unto my sorrow. 

Be not Thou far from me, Lord; my 
strength, haste Thee to help me. 

\The Gloria Patri is omitted on this day.~\ 

Easter. 

Christ our Passover, is sacrificed for us : there- 
fore let us keep the feast. 

Not with the old leaven, neither with the 
leaven of malice and wickedness ; but with the 
unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 

Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no 
more; death hath no more dominion over him. 

For in that He died, He died unto sin once ; 
but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. 



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Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead 
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

. .Christ is risen from the dead, and become the 
first fruits of them that slept. 

For since by man came death, by man came 
also the resurrection of the dead. 

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall 
all be made alive. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

II. 

The Lord is risen and hath appeared unto 
Simon. 

The Lord is risen indeed. Hallelujah ! 

Why seek ye the living among the dead ? 

He is not here, he is risen. Hallelujah! 

Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor. 

Thou madest him to have dominion over the 
works of thy hand. Hallelujah ! 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 



166 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Ascension. 

Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up 
into heaven ? 

He shall so come in like manner as ye have 
seen him go into heaven. 

When he ascended up on high, he led captivity 
captive, and gave gifts unto men. 

The Lord hath made known his salvation : 
His righteousness hath he openly showed in the 
sight of all the heathen. 

sing unto the Lord a new song ; for He 
hath done marvellous things. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Pentecost, or Whitsunday. 

The whole earth is full of the Spirit of the 
Lord. 

Let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice 
before the Lord. 

1 will pour water upon him that is thirsty ; 
and floods upon the dry ground. 

I will pour my spirit upon thy seed ; and my 
blessing upon thine offspring. 

The Lord is my strength and song, and is be- 
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The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the 
tabernacles of the righteous : the right hand of 
the Lord doeth valiantly. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Trinity Sunday. 

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God of Hosts ; 
the whole earth is full of his glory. 

The Lord hath made bear his holy arm in the 
eyes of all the nations ; 

And all the ends of the earth shall see the 
salvation of our God. 

Of him and through him, and to him are all 
things ; to whom be glory, forever. Amen. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, ivorld without end. Amen. 

The Festival of the Reformation. 

The Lord of Hosts is with us ; the God of 
Jacob is our refuge. 

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth 
be removed, and though the mountains be car- 
ried into the midst of the sea. 



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God is our refuge and strength, a very present 
help in trouble. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

The Festival of Harvest, or Thanksgiving. 

Lord, thou crownest the year with thy good- 
ness ; and thy paths drop fatness. 

Thou visitest the earth and waterest it ; thou 
blessest the springing thereof. 

Praise waiteth for Thee, God, in Zion ; and 
unto Thee shall the vow be performed. 

We have thought of thy loving kindness, 
God, in the midst of thy temple. 

According to thy Name, God, so is thy 
praise unto the ends of the earth ; thy right 
hand is full of righteousness. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised 
in the city of our God, in the mountain of His 
holiness. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 



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A Day of Humiliation and Prayer. 

Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth, for 
the Lord hath spoken : I have nourished and 
brought up children, and they have rebelled 
against me. 

The} 7 have forsaken the Lord, they have pro- 
voked the Holy One of Israel unto anger; they 
are gone away backward. 

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, 
Lord, who shall stand ? 

But thou, Lord, art a God full of compas- 
sion and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous 
in mercy and truth. 

turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; 
give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the 
son of thine handmaid. 

[On this day the Gloria Patri is omitted. ] 

Consecration of a Church. 

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of 
hosts ! 

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the 
courts of the Lord. 

We will go into his tabernacles : we will wor- 
ship at his footstool. 

Arise, Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the 
ark of thy strength. 



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Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; 
and let thy saints shout for joy. 

For a day in thy courts is better than a thou- 
sand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the 
house of ray God, than to dwell in the tents of 
wickedness. 

For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the 
Lord will give grace and glory : no good thing 
will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 

Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that 
trusteth in Thee. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world vnthout end. Amen. 

f Then, the Gloria Patri being ended, the Minister shall say : 

The Festival Ascription. 

Dearly Beloved : We ought at all times hum- 
bly to give thanks unto Almighty God for His 
infinite goodness and mercy towards us ; yet 
ought we chiefly so to do when we meet together 
to render thanks for the great benefits that we 
have received at His hands, to set forth His most 
worthy praise, to hear His holy Word, and to 
ask those things which are requisite and neces- 
sary, as well for the body as the soul. Where- 



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fore I beseech you to accompany me with a pure 
and humble heart unto the throne of the heav- 
enly grace. 

^ Let us pt ay. 

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine 
unworthy servants, do give Thee most hearty 
thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness 
to us and to all men. We bless Thee for our crea- 
tion, preservation, and all the blessings of this 
life ; but, above all, for thine inestimable love in 
the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

[Here shall be inserted the Collect for the day.] 

And, we beseech Thee, give us likewise that 
due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts 
may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may 
show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but 
in our lives ; that we may walk before Thee in 
holiness and righteousness all our days, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord ; to whom, with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world 
without end. Amen. 

I" Then shall be sung the Gloria Patri, or the following : 

Gloria Tibi. 

Glory be to Thee, 

Glory be to Thee, 
Glory be to Thee, 

To Thee, Lord. 



172 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

^[ Then shall be said the Apostles 7 Creed ; following thereafter the 
order of the morning service. An anthem may be sung in place 
of the hymn after the Scripture reading. 

^ Note, that on Good Friday, and all days of humiliation, the usual 
order of morning service shall be followed, the Glorias being 
omitted', and the following prayer may be used in place of the 
Confessional Prayer on such days. 

Prayer for Days of Humiliation. 
most mighty God and merciful Father, who 
hast compassion upon all men, who desirest not 
the death of a sinner, but that he should turn 
from his sin and be saved, mercifully forgive us 
our trespasses ; receive and comfort us, who are 
grieved and wearied with the burden of our sins. 
Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom 
Thou hast redeemed ; enter not into judgment 
with thy servants, who are poor, unworthy sin- 
ners ; but so turn thine anger from us, who 
meekly acknowledge our unworthiness, and 
truly repent of our faults, and so help us in this 
world, that we may ever live with Thee in the 
world to come. 

[Here shall be inserted the Collect for the day.] 

Turn Thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we 
be turned. Be favorable, Lord, be favorable 
to thy people, who turn to thee in weeping, fast- 
ing, and prayer. For Thou art a merciful God, 
full of compassion, long-suffering, and of great 
pity. Thou sparest when we deserve punish- 



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ment; and in thy wrath rememberest mercy. 
Spare thy people, good Lord ; and let not thine 
heritage be brought to confusion. Hear us, 
Lord, and after the multitude of thy mercies 
look upon us ; through the merits and media- 
tion of thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
Amen. 

[The Gloria Patri is not sung.] 



COLLECTS FOR FESTIVAL AND OTHER 
DAYS. 

The First Sunday in Advent. 

ALMIGHTY God, give us grace, that we may 
cast away the works of darkness, and put 
on the armor of light, now in the time of this 
mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came 
to visit us in great humility; that in the last 
day, when He shall come again, in His glorious 
majesty, to judge both the quick and dead, we 
may rise to the life immortal, through Him who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, now and ever. Amen.* 

Or this : 
Lord Jesus Christ, who at thy first coming 

* When these Collects are u?ed with the Festival Prayer, the 
"Amen" need not be spoken by the Minister. 



174 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way 
before Thee, grant that the ministers and stew- 
ards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare 
and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts 
of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that 
at thy second coming to judge the world we may 
be found an acceptable people in thy sight, who 
livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy 
Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

Or this : 

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scrip- 
tures to be written for our learning, grant that 
we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, 
learn, and inwardly digest them, that by pati- 
ence, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may 
embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of 
everlasting life, which Thou hast given us in our 
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. 13:11-14. 
The Gospel: Matt, 21 : 1-9. 

Christmas Day. 

O Lord God, our heavenly Father, we thank 
Thee that of thy great goodness and mercy, Thou 
hast caused thine only begotten Son to become 
partaker of our flesh and blood, that we through 
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death ; and we pray thee : enlighten our hearts, 
that we may be truly thankful to Thee for His 
gracious incarnation and birth, that we may be 
comforted by the same in all time of tribulation 
and temptation, and in the end be saved with 
an everlasting salvation ; through thy dear Son, 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Tit. 2 : 11-14. 

Or, Isa. 9 : 2-7. 
The Gospel : Luke 2 : 1-14. 

The Circumcision of Christ, or New Year's Day. 

Lord God, heavenly Father, we give thanks 
to Thee that Thou hast made Thy dearly be- 
loved and only-begotten Son obedient to the law, 
that he might redeem them that were under the 
law from the curse ; we beseech Thee : enlighten 
our hearts by thy Holy Spirit, that when our 
consciences accuse us of sin, we may be com- 
forted by His obedience, may walk during this 
year in newness of life, and at last inherit ever- 
lasting salvation ; through thy Son, who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy 
Spirit, forever and ever. Amen. 

Or this : 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we give 
Thee humble and hearty thanks that during the 



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past year Thou hast preserved us from all evil, 
hast bestowed upon us all manner of good, and 
dost permit us to enter upon a new year ; and 
we pray : that it may please Thee mercifully to 
crown the same with thy goodness, to bless us 
and our households with thy heavenly gifts, and : 
to grant and preserve unto us whatsoever is ne- 
cessary for our bodily wants, to avert from us all 
calamities and evils, and to make this to be unto 
us a blessed, peaceful, and happy year; for the 
sake of Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our only 
Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: Gal. 3 : 23-29. 
The Gospel: Luke 2:21. 

Epiphany. 
God, who by the leading of a star didst 
manifest thy only-begotton Son to the Gen- 
tiles ; mercifully grant that we, who know Thee 
now by faith, may after this life have the fruition 
of thy glorious Kingdom ; hear, we beseech Thee, 
the prayers of thy people who call upon Thee ; 
and grant that they may both receive and know 
what things they ought to do, and also may have 
grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Or this : 
God, whose blessed Son was manifested that 



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He might destroy the works of the devil, and 
make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal 
life ; grant us, we beseech Thee, that, having 
this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as He 
is pure ; that, when He shall appear again with 
power and great glory, we may be made like unto 
Him in His eternal and glorious Kingdom; where, 
with Thee, Father, and Thee, Holy Ghost, 
He liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world 
without end. Amen. 

The Epistle: Eph. 3 : 1, etc. 
The Gospel: Matt. 2 : 1-12. 

The First Sunday in Lent. 

Almighty and everlasting God, our heavenly 
Father, who didst give thy Son to suffer for us 
the painful death of the cross, that Thou mightest 
remove from us the power of the enemy ; grant 
that the bitter sufferings of thy dear Son may so 
move our hearts, that we may seek and obtain 
the forgiveness of our sins and everlasting re- 
demption ; through thy Son, Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Or this : 

Lord Jesus Christ, who didst fast forty days 
and forty nights in the wilderness, and didst 
overcome all the temptations of the devil ; we 

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178 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

thank Thee, that for our salvation, Thou wast 
in all points tempted like as we are, yet without 
sin, and as our merciful High Priest canst be 
touched with the feeling of our infirmities ; and 
we pray Thee : give us grace steadfastly to re- 
sist the allurements of sin, that the lusts of our 
flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever 
obey thy godly leadings in righteousness and 
true holiness, to thy honor and glory, who livest 
and reignest with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 

The Epistle : 2 Cor. 6 : 1-10. 
The Gospel: Mat. 4 : 1-11. 

The Sunday next before Easter, called 
Palm Sunday. 
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast led 
thy dear Son Jesus Christ through sufferings and 
death to thine eternal glory, and hast exalted 
Him at thy right hand to be Lord of Lords and 
King of Kings ; we beseech thee : grant us thy 
good Spirit, that with willing hearts we may 
receive Him as our King, follow His example in 
true humility, that being made perfect through 
sufferings, we may enter into eternal glory j 
through thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle : Phil. 2:5-11. 

Or: 1 Cor. 11:23-32. 
The Gospel .-Mat. 21 : 1-9. 



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Good Friday. 
Almighty Father, everlasting God, who didst 
give thine only -begot ten Son to suffer the painful 
death of the cross, in order that He might de- 
liver us from evil ; grant that we may so keep 
this day, and so become partakers of His bitter 
sufferings and death, that we may receive the 
forgiveness of our sins and redemption from ever- 
lasting death ; through Jesus Christ thy dear 
Son, our Lord and Saviour, who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy 
Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: Heb. 10: 1, etc. ; or Is. 63 : 1, etc. 
The Gospel : John 19 : 1, etc. 

Easter Sunday. 
Almighty God, who through thine only-begot- 
ten Son Jesus Christ has overcome death, and 
opened unto us the gate of everlasting life ; we 
humbly beseech Thee, that, as by thy special 
grace Thou dost put into our minds good desires, 
so by thy continual help we may bring the same 
to good effect; enable us so to put away the leaven 
of malice and wickedness, that we may always 
serve Thee in pureness of living and holiness of 
heart, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

The Epistle: I Cor. 5 : 6-8, and Col. 3:1, etc. 

The Gospel: John 20: 1, etc. 



180 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Ascension Day. 
Almighty God, who hast raised up thy dear 
Son from the lowliness of His earthly state to thy 
right hand in the heavens ; grant that like as we 
do joyfully believe and this day celebrate His 
ascension, so we may even in this present world 
live in heavenly things, seeking only the things 
which are eternal, that we may in the end be 
made partakers of the glory of thy Son Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Acts 1 : 11. 
The Gospel : Mark 16 : 14-20. 

Whitsunday. 

Lord God, our heavenly Father, who didst 
on the day of Pentecost pour out thy Holy Spirit, 
according to thy promise, upon the Apostles and 
first believers, and didst fill them with His power; 
we beseech Thee : grant that we may be led by 
the same spirit into all truth, and evermore re- 
joice in His holy comfort, and be filled with His 
power; through thy dear Son Jesus Christ, our 
Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle : Acts 2 : 1-13. 
The Gospel: John 14 : 23-31. 

Trinity Sunday. 
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given 
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a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the 
eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine 
Majesty to worship the Unity; we beseech Thee 
that Thou wouldst keep us steadfast in this faith, 
and evermore defend us from all adversities, who 
livest and reignest, one God, world without end. 
Amen. 

Or this : 

God, the strength of all those who put their 
trust in Thee ; mercifully accept our prayers : 
and because, through the weakness of our mortal 
nature, we can do no good thing without Thee; 
grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping 
thy commandments we may please Thee, both in 
will and deed ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. 11 : 33-36. 
The Gospel : John 3 : 1-15. 



FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

Advent. 

ALMIGHTY God, who by the word of thy 
holy prophets didst proclaim the coming 
of thy Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
the Hope of Israel and the Redeemer of the 
world, aid us, we beseech Thee, heartily to re- 



182 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

pent of all our sins, and so to humble ourselves 
that we may be prepared to receive Him with 
gladness, and to join in singing, Hosanna to the 
Son of David ! Blessed is He that cometh in the 
name of the Lord ! 

Arise, Sun of righteousness, with healing in 
thy wings, that the nations which sit in dark- 
ness and in the shadow of death may behold thy 
great light, and all flesh see the salvation of our 
God. thou true Light of the world, shine into 
our hearts, and give us the light of the knowledge 
of the glory of God, that we may be changed 
into the same image and fashioned into the 
likeness of thine own glory. thou Son of 
God, who art the First and the Last, and hast the 
keys of death and life, own us as Thine, as heirs 
of thy salvation. Send thy blessing anew upon 
this church, and upon all thy churches. Make 
this the beginning of a time of illumination to 
those who have strayed from thy ways; of repent- 
ance and conversion to sinners ; and of blissful 
progress in the efforts of thy sincere followers. 
Let it be a period of reunion to the separated, of 
relief to the suffering, of comfort to those that 
mourn, and of blessing and peace to all who call 
upon thy name. 

[Other Prayers.~\ 

Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, to pass the 
time of our sojourning here in fear, in daily watch- 



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fulness and prayer, ever looking for and hastening 
unto the day of thy coming in the glory of the 
Father, with all thy holy angels to be adored of 
all them that believe, and dreaded by such as 
have not obeyed thy gospel. Let not that day 
come upon us unawares, or surprise us in unbelief 
and sin. And when thou comest in thy power, 
enable us, blessed Saviour, to lift up our heads 
with joy, and behold the fulness of our redemp- 
tion drawing nigh. 

Hear us, thou eternal Son of the Father, to 
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 

Christmas. 

O God, Creator, Benefactor, and Father of 
mankind, we come before Thee to acknowledge 
thine infinite goodness, to praise Thee for those 
mercies which are over all thy works, but especi- 
ally to thank Thee for those unspeakable mys- 
teries of wisdom and love, of which we are this 
day so joyfully reminded. Herein is love ; not 
that we loved God, but that He loved us, and 
gave his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 

Adoration and praise be unto Thee, gracious 
Father, that, when darkness covered the earth, 
and gross darkness the people, Thou didst merci- 
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184 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

raise up for us a Saviour able to help arid mighty 
to deliver. Adoration and praise be unto Thee, 
that, through His mediation and Gospel, pardon 
and peace, and everlasting life are offered to the 
sinful and lost children of men. Adoration and 
praise be unto Thee for the evidences Thou hast 
given of the gracious mission and divine charac- 
ter of our Saviour, and that none who trust in 
Him shall ever be confounded. Oh, who can ex- 
press the greatness of thy compassion, or worthily 
thank Thee for thy wonderful arrangements for 
our redemption and happiness ! 

God of mercy, let it please Thee to add grace 
to grace. Help us to contemplate the matchless 
event we this day commemorate with those affec- 
tions which its importance demands. Pour out 
into our hearts that gratitude which shall prompt 
the most ardent devotion to thy service, and ren- 
der our whole life one continued act of thanks- 
giving. Aid us to form right conceptions of 
Christ and his Advent. Make us sensible of our 
great need of this dispensation of thy mercy. 
Animate us to accept it as our only hope of for- 
giveness and reconciliation. Assist us with de- 
vout gladness to exclaim, "Blessed is He that 
cometh in the name of the Lord." Enable us to 
receive His gospel with living faith, to learn of 
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to Him as Head over all things to the Church, 
to depend upon Him as the Author of our salva- 
tion, to trust in Him as our Redeemer, and to 
follow Him with implicit confidence in his leader- 
ship and promises. May it be our great concern 
to grow in our knowledge of Him, to be redeemed 
through Him from all sin and corruption, to honor 
His name by a holy walk and conversation, to 
promote His kingdom and glory, and to realize 
the fulness of hope and peace which He came to 
impart to poor, miserable sinners. 

Grant, Lord, we beseech Thee, that the good 
tidings of great joy in which we exult this day 
may be communicated to all the world. May all 
who profess themselves Christians arise and shine 
by reason of the glory of the Lord that is risen 
upon them. Let the righteous flourish in the 
blessed rule of the Prince of Peace, and all people 
learn to rejoice in His name, which shall endure 
for ever and ever. Amen. 

[Other Prayers.^ 

Accept, Lord, our supplications for the re- 
lief of the sorrowful and the unhappy. Looking 
up to thy throne this day, may they be ransomed 
from every foe and every fear! Bind up the 
broken-hearted, and proclaim liberty to the cap- 
tives. Give to them that mourn beauty for ashes, 



186 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

and the garment of praise for the spirit of heavi- 
ness. Assist all the penitent and contrite to cast 
away their burdens, and to see in Jesus Christ 
an all-sufficient Redeemer. 

We offer these our unworthy sacrifices, God, 
in the name of thy blessed Son our Lord, beseech- 
ing Thee that, in His second coming in glorious 
majesty to judge the w r orld, we, with all His re- 
deemed, may have our perfect consummation and 
bliss in His everlasting kingdom, who reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy Spirit, world without 
end. Amen. 

The Close of the Year, 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we give 
Thee hearty thanks, that in thy great goodness 
thou hast again preserved us during another 
year, and hast bestow T ed upon us innumerable 
blessings both for our bodies and souls. We 
humbly confess, that we have not always been 
duly mindful of thy goodness, but have in various 
ways abused thy gifts, and through our natural 
infirmity sinned against Thee, by thought, word, 
and deed, and have thereby most justly de- 
served thy wrath and indignation. But we most 
earnestly beseech Thee to have mercy upon us, 
to pardon and deliver us from all our sins and 
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we have been brought to the close of another 
Year, we pray Thee to renew unto us thy fatherly 
love and faithfulness, and to grant us thy Holy 
Spirit, that with the year that has passed away, 
we may put off all our old sins, our evil desires 
and lusts, and with the new year begin to live a 
truly Christian life, serving Thee daily with re- 
newed and contrite hearts. Let thy blessing be 
upon us, Lord, and mercifully defend us in the 
coming year from all evil of body and soul. 
Make thy face to shine upon us, and be gracious 
unto us; lift up thy countenance upon us, and 
give us thy present and everlasting peace, that 
we may so pass all the days of our sojourning 
here on earth, that after this life we may live 
with Thee and all thy holy Angels for ever and 
ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The New Year. 

God our heavenly Father ! thou hast been 
the refuge of thy people in all generations ; thy 
years fail not; and thou art from everlasting 
to everlasting, unchangeable forever. We bless 
Thee, that in thy mercy, thou has brought us to 
the beginning of this new year. 

We adore Thee as the Author of our being, 
the Source of all our comforts, and the Giver of 
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that we have thus far been sustained ; and it is 
of thy mercy that we have not been destroyed. 
Thy compassions are new every morning, and 
thy faithfulness endureth forever. Year after 
year thou hast spared and blessed us ; not deal- 
ing with us after our sins, nor rewarding us ac- 
cording to our iniquities. Our afflictions have 
been fewer than we have deserved ; and thy 
favors and bounties are more than we can enu- 
merate or understand. Our health and strength, 
our food and raiment, our comforts and pleasures, 
our preservation from harm, our ability to do 
aught that is good, the encouragements of thy 
word, the means of grace, and the hope of glory 
through the Son of thy love, — all have flowed 
from thy great goodness. There has not been a 
day, or an hour, of the year we have just com- 
pleted, or of any portion of our lives, in which 
thou hast not exhibited thy kindness and thy 
care. Unto thy name, O Lord, be all the 
praise ! 

Oh that every moment of the past year had 
been a witness to our gratitude, obedience, and 
love, as it has been of thy long-suffering and 
tender mercy! Unto Thee belong glory and 
honor ; but to us, shame and confusion of face. 
How many duties we have neglected ! How 
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portunities that have been granted us ! With 
how many errors do our consciences upbraid us, 
besides those which are known only unto Thee ! 
Who can understand his faults ? God be mer- 
ciful to us sinners ! Oh, cease not, we pray 
Thee, to spare, to forgive, and to bless us, thine 
unworthy servants. Suffer us not to carry one 
of our old sins with us into the new year, unfor- 
given, unlamented, unforsaken. With the new 
year of time, may we have new hearts, and be- 
come new creatures ! Renew a right spirit 
within us, and let thy Fatherly goodness follow 
us all the days of our life. Grant us all holy 
desires and just works. Take from us all sorrow; 
preserve us from all sin and danger, and lead us 
in the way everlasting. Help us to remember 
how frail we are, to bear in mind the uncertainty 
of life, the solemnity of death, and eternity. 
And may we b& thereby effectually led to press 
forward in the path to heaven, and by patient 
continuance in well-doing to seek for an immor- 
tality of joy and felicity in thy kingdom. 

Father of all mercies ! prepare us for all the 
duties of the year ; continually impart unto us 
the wisdom and the strength we shall need, and 
assist us to seek them from thee. Fit us, we 
prey Thee, for all that the future may bring. 
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we would, by faith in thy promises, go forward, 
casting our burdens upon Thee. Thus far thou 
hast been our helper, and we will rely upon thy 
promise never to leave nor forsake us. If we 
are blest with prosperity, may it render us more 
grateful and generous, and be enjoyed with 
Christian temperance and moderation. If we 
are tried by adversity, may we not fail in the 
hour of trouble, or offend against Thee, but trust 
in th}^ wisdom and goodness. If those we love 
are continued unto us, may we love them as 
heirs of eternal life, and hold them at thy dis- 
posal. If they are called from us, may we re- 
sign them calmly to Thee, anticipating a blessed 
reunion of the just in heaven. If we ourselves 
shall hear the summons of death, or shall be un- 
expectedly cut off from the world, may we be 
found ready for our Lord's appearing, and meet for 
the inheritance of the saints. In every event, may 
we be found doing justice, loving mercy, walking 
humbly before Thee, and setting our hearts upon 
heaven. 

[Other Prayers.'] 

Most merciful God, show thy loving-kindness 
unto all for whom it is our duty to pray. Mul- 
tiply thy grace and peace upon our kindred and 
friends. Prosper thy work in this community, 
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sanctify all ministers of the Gospel, and build 
up thy holy Church, throughout the world. 
Bless the aged and the young, the rich and the 
poor. Protect our country in all its interests, 
and direct our rulers and magistrates according 
to thy will. Watch over the cause of truth and 
righteousness in all the world. And let this be 
a year of deliverance to the oppressed, of conso- 
lation to the afflicted, of peace to the nations, of 
wide diffusion to thy Gospel, of unfeigned repent- 
ance to the careless, and of joyful progress in 
faith, and love, and hope, to all upright souls. 
And unto Thee, who art able to do exceeding 
abundantly above all that we ask or think, be 
glory, by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages. 
Amen. 

Epiphany. 

Almighty and everlasting God, the merciful 
Father of Lights, from whom cometh down 
every good and perfect gift, we praise and give 
thanks to Thee, that thou didst manifest unto 
the wise men of the East the new-born King of 
the Jews, thine only begotten Son our Lord 
Jesus Christ, as the blessed light of the gentiles, 
and in thy great mercy didst, through Him, call 
us also from the darkness and shadow of death 
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ceeding great joy of thy presence, that we may 
abound in hope through the power of the Holy 
Ghost. 

\_Other Prayers.] 

Mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in 
all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy 
hand to help and defend us. Manifest thyself 
unto those who sit in darkness, and let the light 
of thy countenance shine into the hearts of the 
sorrowful. Shed abroad the knowledge of thy 
truth, a light to lighten the gentiles, and the 
glory of thy people Israel. We pray Thee, so to 
let this blessed light always shine upon us, and 
so to bestow upon us the help and comfort of thy 
Holy Spirit, that we may daily increase in the 
knowledge of our Lord and King ; honor, con- 
fess, and worship him ; take up our cross and 
follow after him ; and always walk in this way as 
becometh the children of light, that when our 
last hour shall come, we may pass with joy and 
comfort through the dark valley of death, and 
live with Thee for ever in the light and glory 
everlasting, through the same, thy dear Son, our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Passion of Christ, or Good Friday. 
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innocent sufferings didst procure for us poor sin- 
ners the grace of thy heavenly Father, and didst 
bring back to us everlasting life, we most heartily 
thank Thee, for thy bitter sufferings and death, 
and the great love which thou didst thereby show 
unto us. Preserve us, we beseech Thee in thine 
everlasting love, and give us the grace of thy 
Holy Spirit, that we may with truly grateful 
hearts acknowledge the benefits of thy redemp- 
tion, and be thereby strengthened in our faith, 
cheered in our hope, inspired with sincere love 
to Thee, encouraged to be patient in all our 
trials and distresses, and to persevere in our 
obedience to thy good and gracious will, that 
we may be dead indeed unto sin and live unto 
Thee, and serve Thee in righteousness and true 
holiness all the days of our lives ; and finally de- 
part this life in peace, and inherit life everlast- 
ing, through the merits of thy bitter sufferings 
and death, who livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

2 

Lord our heavenly Father, almighty and 
everlasting God, who of thy great mercy to a 
sinful world didst not spare thine only-begotten 
Son, but delivered him up for us all, that 

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through Him we might be restored to everlast- 
ing life and happiness ; we give thee most hearty 
thanks for this thy marvellous grace, in that 
thou hast made Him to be sin for us who knew 
no sin, that we might be made the righteous- 
ness of God in Him. 

Lord Jesus Christ, most blessed Redeemer, 
thou wast despised and rejected of men, a man 
of sorrows and acquainted with grief. The Lord 
hath laid on Thee the iniquity of us all ; thou 
didst surely bear our griefs and carry our sor- 
rows ; thou wast wounded for our transgressions, 
and bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement 
of our peace was upon Thee, and with thy 
stripes we are healed. Wherefore we give Thee 
everlasting praise, that for our benefit thou didst 
endure all these unspeakable sufferings and wast 
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 
Have mercy upon us, Lord, and save us, that 
not any of us may perish. As thou hast made 
thyself an offering for sin, give us, we pray 
Thee, thy Holy Spirit, to aid us in turning to 
Thee ; and as thou hast borne our iniquities, do 
thou also justify us by a true knowledge of Thee. 
We have made Thee to serve with our sins, we 
have wearied Thee with our iniquities ; help us 
now, Lord, that we may not die in our sins with- 
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Thee afresh, and by our unholy contempt tread 
under foot thy blood, which cleanseth us from 
our sins. Grant especially, we beseech Thee, 
that we may with truly contrite hearts daily 
and earnestly contemplate thy sufferings and 
death, and by a living faith in Thee take refuge 
to thy wounds, and through the merits of the 
same become partakers of everlasting life. 

[Other Prayers.~\ 

Finally we pray Thee to grant us grace at all 
times to take up our cross and to follow Thee, to 
the end that suffering with Thee, we may also 
be glorified together with Thee in thy heavenly 
kingdom, where thou livest and reignest with 
the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

Easter. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who through 
thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, hast over- 
come death, and opened to us the gate of ever- 
lasting life, by thy special grace aiding us, we 
will come into thy gates with thanksgiving, and 
into thy courts with praise. 

Glory be to Thee, Lord, who art from ever- 
lasting to everlasting. Glory be to Thee, the 
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hath made this day for us that we might rejoice 
and be glad in it. Glory be to Thee, that thy be- 
loved Son was manifested in the flesh, that he 
might take away sin by the willing sacrifice of 
himself upon the Cross, bring life and immortality 
to light, and open the kingdom of heaven to all 
believers. Glory be to Thee, who art so wonderful 
in counsel and excellent in working ! Thou hast 
not left his soul in hell, neither suffered thy Holy 
One to see corruption. Thou hast made known 
to Him the ways of life, that through sufferings 
He should enter into his glory. Thou hast loosed 
for Him the pains of death, and made Him full 
of joy with thy countenance. Glory be to Thee, 
that by the resurrection of Jesus his innocence 
is vindicated, his claims approved; that instead 
of the crown of thorns, He now wears a crown 
of glory; that He reigns forever at thy right 
hand ; that He is appointed to lead his followers 
unto living fountains of water; and that where 
He is, there shall they be with Him in blessed- 
ness everlasting. 

Most merciful God, forgive, we beseech Thee, 
the errors and transgressions by which we have 
made ourselves unworthy of such unspeakable 
condescension and mercy. Enlighten the eyes of 
our understanding, that we may know what is 
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that we may rejoice with our whole heart in His 
glorious Gospel. Whilst we praise Thee that 
Jesus was delivered for our offences and raised 
again for our justification, quicken us together 
with Him, that we may walk in newness of life; 
being dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto Thee. 
Whilst we rejoice in that lively hope to which 
thou hast begotten us again according to thine 
abundant mercy by the resurrection of Jesus 
Christ from the dead, the hope of an inheritance 
incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not 
away, — enable us to purify ourselves even as He 
is pure, to seek those things which are above, and 
lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven. Amidst 
the temptations and discouragements of this 
mortal life, may we be steadfast, and immovable, 
always abounding in the work of the Lord ; for- 
asmuch as we know that our labor is not in vain 
in the Lord. Whatever comforts thou shalt 
send us, may they be heightened by the reflec- 
tion, that they are a foretaste of yet greater and 
more enduring joys. In all the afflictions of life, 
and in the decay of nature, may we be enabled 
to realize with humble and holy confidence, that 
our Redeemer liveth. When we are called to 
mourn at the door of the sepulchre, may we be 
cheered by the thought, that those who sleep in 
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ourselves shall depart this life, may we be 
enabled to say : death where is thy sting ? O 
grave where is thy victory ? Thanks be to God, 
who giveth us the victory through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

God, who by thy mighty power, didst over- 
throw the powers of darkness, and for the suffer- 
ings of death hast crowned the Captain of our 
salvation with glory and honor, give him, we 
pray Thee, the heathen for His inheritance, and 
the uttermost parts of the earth for His posses- 
sion. May all his enemies be put under his feet, 
and all ungodliness and wickedness be subdued. 
As thou hast appointed a day in which thou 
wilt judge the world in righteousness, and hast 
given assurance of it unto all men, in that thou 
hast raised Christ Jesus from the dead ; may all 
in every land prepare themselves for His final 
coming, and be made meet for an entrance into 
His heavenly kingdom. 

[Other Prayers.'} 

God of all peace and comfort, regard, we pray 
Thee, in compassion, all who are undergoing the 
changes and trials of this fleeting world ; all who 
are oppressed by lawless might ; all who are 
suffering for truth and conscience sake; all who 
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sinking under the weight of disease ; all who are 
ready to despair of thy grace ; all who are 
troubled by the fear of the grave; all who are en- 
tering into the valley of the shadow of death; 
may Christ be in them the hope of glory. And 
at His appearing may the trial of their faith be 
found unto praise and honor. 

Now unto Thee who art able to keep us from 
falling, and to present us faultless before the 
presence of His glory with exceeding joy: to 
the only wise God our Saviour be glory and 
majesty, dominion and power, both now and 
ever. Amen. 

Ascension Day. 

Almighty Father! we lift up our hearts to Thee 
as the Sovereign and Lord of all. We adore 
Thee for thy great glory, and for all thy won- 
drous works of love and mercy towards us and 
all thy creatures. We thank Thee for thine 
only Son Jesus Christ, who was delivered for 
our offences, and raised again for our justifica- 
tion. We thank Thee for his appearance in 
human flesh, for his holy life, for his blessed 
teachings, for his sufferings and death, for his 
resurrection from the dead, and for all his sacred 
appointments and cheering promises. And with 
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his triumphant ascension into heaven, where he 
has entered as our Forerunner and our Advocate 
with the Father. We thank Thee that Thou 
hast so gloriously crowned his labors upon earth 
and his obedience unto death. We thank Thee 
that from his deep humiliation he hath been 
raised to glory and majesty, and dominion for- 
ever. We rejoice in him as our King, who now 
liveth and reigneth with Thee in the glory which 
he had with Thee before the world began. We 
rejoice in him as the all-sufficient Saviour who 
has entered for us into the holiest, having ob- 
tained a royal and eternal priesthood, whereby 
he is able to save unto the uttermost all that 
come unto God by him. We delight, Father, 
to honor Him whom Thou hast honored, and of 
whom Thou hast said, Let all the angels of God 
worship him ! 

Lord Jesus, thou only-begotten of the Father, 
full of grace and truth, thou Prince of life and 
peace ; for Thee the everlasting doors were lifted 
up ! 

Thou art the King of Glory, Christ. 

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. 

Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man. 

Thou hast overcome the sharpness of death. 

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Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the 
Glory of the Father. 

Thy name is above every name, and thy 
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. 

Forget not, we pray Thee, thy weak and sor- 
rowing people on the earth. Remember thy 
toiling Church, and let thy heavenly benediction 
and thy gracious gifts be upon it and abide with 
it. In all our tribulations may we look up to 
Thee and find favor. As Thou hast opened to 
us the kingdom of heaven, give us grace that we 
may not come short of it by an impenitent and 
unthankful life. Lift us up by thy Holy Spirit 
above the allurements of this fading world; help 
us to despise every sordid pleasure and sinful 
desire, that we may ever seek after those things 
which are above, where Thou sittest at the right 
hand of the Father. Extend thy kingdom upon 
earth according to the greatness of thy power, 
remove all error and false doctrine, give light to 
them that are in darkness, and success to those 
whom Thou hast sent to preach thine everlast- 
ing Gospel. Give thy peace unto them that seek 
to obey thy truth, and turn the hearts of the 
wicked and impenitent unto Thee. Revive with 
thy consolations all who are in affliction and 
temptation, that they may not fall away from 
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all thy Church, even unto the end, that when 
Thou comest again, as Thou hast promised, we 
may appear before Thee with rejoicing. 

Most heartily we pray Thee to protect, with 
thine almighty hand, thy people whom Thou 
hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Leave 
us not comfortless, but abide with us even unto 
the end of the world, and graciously continue 
unto us thy word and thy holy Sacraments; send 
forth faithful laborers into thy harvest, endue all 
thy ministers with the power of thy Holy Spirit, 
and bless their labors, to the end that sinners 
may be converted unto Thee, and many souls 
gathered into thine everlasting kingdom. 

[Other Prayersi\ 

Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the offering up 
of thy body and blood, and thine ascension into 
glory, hast given us a sure pledge, that after this 
life we also shall come to the joy and felicity of 
everlasting life; grant that we may be encouraged 
by thy triumphant ascension to turn away our 
hearts from the perishable things of this world, 
and to seek an entrance into that kingdom 
whither Thou art gone before, who liveth and 
reigneth with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
one God, world without end. Amen. 



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Whitsunday, 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, we worship Thee. 
We give thanks to Thee that on this holy day of 
Pentecost Thou didst reveal thyself from heaven, 
and visibly pour out the Holy Spirit upon thine 
Apostles in Jerusalem ; we give thanks to Thee 
that Thou dost thereby make known unto us, 
that through the power and operation of the 
Holy Spirit, by the preaching of the Apostles 
and all true ministers of thy word, Thou desirest 
to gather unto thyself from among the sinful, 
condemned, and lost race of man, a holy and 
everlasting Church ; to enlighten, sanctify, and 
save our souls, and so to rule them by thy Holy 
Spirit, that we may know, honor, and worship 
Thee, the only true God. We therefore be- 
seech Thee, most merciful Father, through Jesus 
Christ, our only Saviour, that it may please 
Thee even as of old, so now also and ever here- 
after to pour out thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, 
to purify and renew them, and to make us stead- 
fast and immovable in our faith. cast us not 
away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy 
Spirit from us. Restore unto us the joy of thy 
salvation ; and uphold us with thy free Spirit, 
that by the word of thy truth we may be pre- 
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pray Thee, the wicked designs of all false teach- 
ers and ungodly men, who would lead us away 
from the good pasture of thy word into the de- 
structive ways of sin and of Satan. 

May it please Thee to govern with thy good 
Spirit the hearts of all Christian Rulers. Bless 
the land in which we live. Enlighten and direct 
the President of the United States and all others 
in authority. Grant them in health and pros- 
perity long to live, and enable them to secure to 
all our people peace, liberty, and happiness. 
Rule and direct by the Spirit of thy grace the 
hearts of all parents, children, and servants, that 
they may have Thee always before their eyes, 
and fulfil the duties of their several stations in 
righteousness and true holiness as shall be well 
pleasing to Thee, serving Thee all the days of 
their lives. And do Thou, by the continual aid 
of thy Holy Spirit, help us to increase in all 
knowledge, faith, charity, purity, and truth, and 
at last to receive the end of our faith, even the 
salvation of our souls, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord 

[Other Prayers.'] 

0LORD Jesus Christ, eternal Son of the 
Father, who according to thy word and 
promise didst send down the Holy Spirit into 
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might go into all the world and preach the gos- 
pel to every creature; we most earnestly beseech 
Thee to bestow upon us also the gift of thy Holy 
Ghost, that we may be enlightened with the true 
knowledge of God and purified from all unclean- 
ness to do thy will ; that so we may be made 
the temples and habitations of the Holy Spirit. 

Holy Ghost! true and eternal God, with the 
Father and the Son, fulfil in us, we beseech Thee, 
this day, thy promise of love, and abide with us 
forever. Enlighten and inspire us with holy 
zeal and fervency of spirit. Lead us into all 
truth. Enter into us as thy living temples, and 
sanctify us wholly in body, soul, and spirit, that 
we may not fulfil the lust of the flesh, but walk 
in all holy obedience and devotion. Redeem our 
souls from the spirit of bondage and fear, and 
comfort us in all our tribulations. Free us from 
the law of sin and death, and enable us to attain 
unto the liberty and peace of thy saints. Assist 
us in our prayers, and witness with our spirits 
that we are the children of God. Seal us accord- 
ing to the promise, and be thyself the earnest 
of our inheritance until our redemption be com- 
plete. 

And now, unto the Father, the Son, and the 
Holy Ghost, one God, be all praise, might, wor- 
sh'p, and dominion, world without end. Amen. 



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Trinity Sunday. 

HOLY, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts, heaven 
and earth are full of Thy glory : Glory 
be to Thee, Lord most High. 

We give thanks to Thee, most merciful God, 
the Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
that together with the Son and the Holy Ghost 
Thou didst create and dost preserve the heavens 
and the earth, angels and men, and all things 
that exist. We bless Thee, that of thine infinite 
goodness and mercy, Thou didst by thy holy 
word reveal Thyself to the children of men, as 
one eternal God, in three persons, co-equal in 
majesty, power, and glory. God the Father, 
Son. and Holy Ghost, Most Holy and ever blessed 
Trinity, we worship Thee in true faith, we praise 
Thee, we acknowledge Thee, we glorify Thee, 
we give thanks to Thee now and evermore, and 
by our prayer and pure confession, we would 
separate ourselves from all who do not acknowl- 
edge and worship Thee as the only true and 
living God. 

God, the Father everlasting, who from all 
eternity didst beget the Son, and through him 
didst make known to us the counsel of our salva- 
tion, and hast ordained him to be the Mediator 
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come before Thee with humble hearts, beseech- 
ing Thee to have mercy upon us, and to forgive 
us all our sins ; lift upon us the light of thy coun- 
tenance, and we shall be healed. God, the 
strength of all those who put their trust in Thee, 
may it please Thee to gather together a holy 
Church in all the parts of the world to worship 
and praise thy holy name, and to preserve unto 
Thyself among us also a holy people. We com- 
mend to the care of thy merciful Providence our 
rulers and all in authority, beseeching Thee to 
grant, that by the effectual working of thy Holy 
Spirit, they may so rule and govern, that we may 
lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness 
and honesty. Mercifully accept our praj^ers; 
and because, through the weakness of our mortal 
nature, we can do no good thing without Thee, 
grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping 
thy commandments we may please Thee, both in 
will and deed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

God, the everlasting Son, who art the ex- 
press image of thy heavenly Father, and the 
brightness of his glory, who of thine unspeakable 
love didst take upon Thee our nature, and didst 
make an atonement for all our sins, we praise 
and magnify Thee for all thy goodness and 
mercy, and humbly acknowledge, that we can 
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mercy upon us, Lord, and cleanse us from ail 
our sins with thy most precious blood. Preserve 
to us thy holy Word, and the right use of the 
blessed Sacraments. Defend us from all error 
and false doctrine. Bring to naught the devices 
of all the enemies of thy word, who trouble us, 
that they may have no power over us to lead us in 
the paths of sin and destruction. Grant protection 
and deliverance to the whole Christian Church 
upon earth ; give to all its members a steadfast 
faith, patience, and comfort in all their trials and 
distresses, and conduct them in safety through 
this vale of sorrow unto the kingdom of thy 
glory. 

God, the Holy Ghost, who art sent from the 
Father and the Son into our hearts to renew 
them ; enlighten us and enkindle within us a 
true and saving faith. Direct and lead us into 
thy truth, and keep us steadfast in the same 
amidst all the assaults and temptations of the 
world, even unto the end. 

[Other Prayers.'] 

most merciful and ever-faithful God, Father, 
Son, and Holy Ghost, most Holy and ever-blessed 
Trinity, grant us thy heavenly grace to persevere 
in the true Christian faith, to live a godly life, 
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state, we may enter into the company and fel- 
lowship of the holy angels and of the redeemed, 
and see Thee face to face, and love and praise 
and magnify and worship Thee, world without 
end. Amen. 

The Festival of Harvest. 

[Other Prayers^] 

\ LMIGHTY and most merciful Father, the 
jljL Giver of all good and perfect gifts, we ren- 
der to Thee most hearty thanks, and praise thy 
holy name, that in these last days Thou hast so 
richly blessed us with thy good word and the 
holy Sacraments, and also abundantly supplied 
all our daily bodily wants. In thy merciful 
Providence Thou hast again bestowed upon us a 
plentiful harvest of the fruits of the earth. Thou 
hast watered the hills from thy chambers; Thou 
hast given us rain and sunshine in their season, 
and hast protected our fields from the storm and 
the tempest. We acknowledge and confess be- 
fore Thee, God, that we are not worthy of the 
least of all thy benefits, that by our disobedience, 
ingratitude, and abuse of thy gifts, and by other 
manifold sins which we have committed against 
Thee, we have most justly deserved that Thou 
shouldst withdraw from us thy merciful visita- 

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tions. But we are heartily sorry for all our in- 
gratitude, and do earnestly repent of all our 
wickedness and sins. And as unto Thee, O 
Lord, belong mercies and forgiveness, we beseech 
Thee in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, deal 
with us, not according to our unworthiness, but 
according to our great need. Take not away 
from us thy holy word, the spiritual manna and 
bread of our souls. Mercifully preserve us and 
our children from all error and false doctrine, for 
thy testimonies, Lord, are sure. Holiness be- 
cometh thy house forever. And as Thou, 
God, hast permitted us again to gather in the 
fruits of the earth, we praise Thee, we bless Thee, 
we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give 
thanks to Thee in the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and humbly pray Thee to sanctify all thy 
gifts to our use, and to incline our hearts always 
to do good and to distribute to the relief of the 
needy. Preserve us, Lord, and continually 
give us those things which are necessary, as well 
for the body as the soul, until, in the general 
harvest of the world we shall be gathered into 
thy kingdom, and eat and drink with all thy 
saints in everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, 
thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 



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The Festival of the Reformation. 

OLORD God, our heavenly Father, from 
whom cometh our help and salvation; Thou 
didst come to the help of our fathers ; Thou didst 
deliver them from error; Thou didst visit them 
with thy salvation. We would remember thy 
mighty acts, and declare thy glory from genera- 
tion to generation. We therefore come before 
Thee this day with praise and thanksgiving. 

God, Thou hast manifested thy power and 
faithfulness and glorified thy name ; Thou hast 
delivered the Church of thy dear Son from the 
power of darkness ; Thou hast broken the chains 
of her bondage ; Thou hast opened anew the 
word of life unto the flock of Christ and gathered 
together thy people in a true and saving faith. 
Lord, it was thy work, and not the work of man. 
Thou didst raise up those faithful servants who 
clearly saw, and deeply felt the errors and cor- 
ruptions of the Church. Thou didst enlighten 
them with the knowledge of thy truth and set 
them free, that they might bring others to the 
blessed liberty of Christ Jesus. Thou didst in- 
spire them with courage to stand forth in thy 
strength as witnesses for Thee, to assail the cor- 
ruptions which had been brought into thy sanc- 
tuary, and not to fear the enmity of the mighty 
of this world. We bless thv name that, as in 



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their own strength they could accomplish naught, 
they put their trust in Thee, their tower of de- 
fence, their trusty shield and weapon. And 
Thou didst not suffer thern to be put to shame ; 
Thou didst give them the victory over their ene- 
mies, and didst crown their work with thy bless- 
ing. Therefore we will sing of the mercies of 
the Lord forever; with our mouth will we make 
known thy faithfulness to all generations. 

Thanks be to Thee, Lord, that Thou hast 
ever since preserved unto thy Church this goodly 
heritage, that we have thy holy word preserved 
with us in its purity and its power, and that the 
holy Sacraments instituted by Christ are rightly 
administered amongst us. Thanks be to Thee, 
that we are permitted to worship the Father in 
spirit and in truth, unrestrained by human laws 
and unmolested by worldly might; that the way 
to thy mercy-seat is open unto all, through the 
blood of our only Mediator and Redeemer ; and 
that there is no need of any other sacrifice or 
merit, any other expiation or atonement, in order 
to obtain peace with Thee, save only a living 
faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Most merciful God, preserve unto us evermore 
this blessing, that all generations to come may 
rejoice in it. Be Thou continually the Defender, 
the Protector, and the Saviour of thy Church. 



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Enlighten, sanctify, and bless it through thy holy 
word and Sacraments. Grant unto it grace rightly 
to value the privileges which Thou hast be- 
stowed. Purify it from all offences, and graciously 
defend it from all schisms and divisions. Vouch- 
safe at all times to our congregations pious and 
faithful ministers, who shall preach thy word in 
its purity, and be pleased to accompany their 
preaching with the mighty influence of thy Spirit, 
that it may bring forth blessed fruit in the hearts 
and lives of thy people. Grant, Lord, that we 
may dwell in thy regenerated Church as thy 
children, walk worthy of thy blessed gospel, and 
adorn its pure doctrines by a holy life. Help us 
to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ 
hath made us free, and suffer us not to become 
the slaves of error or of sin. Holiness become th 
thine house, Lord, forever; aid thy servants 
to walk according to thy will. 

Have mercy, God, upon all men. Bestow 
the blessings for which we praise Thee upon all 
who are still destitute of them. Restrain every- 
where, the kingdom of darkness upon the earth, 
and cause the light of thy truth to shine in all 
the world. Turn the hearts of those .who hate 
thy word, and forgive them, because they know 
not what they do. Visit with thy saving power 
all who suffer tribulation, oppression, and perse- 



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cution for conscience sake, and deliver them by 
thy mighty arm out of all their troubles. En- 
lighten and lead back those who have erred and 
strayed from thy truth, convince the doubting, 
strengthen the weak-hearted, and make all thy 
children meet for the eternal and blissful inher- 
itance of the saints. May it please Thee to bless 
us and all men with knowledge and wisdom, 
with faith and love, with peace in life, and with 
hope in death. Lead us, we beseech Thee, 
through the darkness of time, into the light of 
eternity, and there present us faultless before 
the presence of thy glory with exceeding joy. 

Now unto Thee, the Father, the Son, and the 
Holy Ghost, be glory in the Church by Christ 
Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. 
Amen. 

For a Special Thanksgiving. 

Almighty God ! we adore Thee as the Father of 
lights, from whom cometh every good and perfect 
gift. We draw nigh to Thee as dependent, frail, 
and guilty creatures, who cannot exist without 
thy support, who cannot be happy without thy 
love. We> acknowledge with joy that we are the 
work of thy hand ; that all our outward advan- 
tages and enjoyments are the gifts of thy Provi- 
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from thy grace. We bless Thee for all those 
satisfactions and comforts which have sustained 
and gladdened us in every stage of our pil- 
grimage. We praise Thee, that we are made 
but a little lower than the angels, and formed 
with capacities to know, to love, and to rejoice 
in Thee forever. We thank Thee for the mis- 
sion of Thy beloved Son; for redemption through 
His blood; for the forgiveness of sins; for thy 
precious Gospel; for all the blessings of this life, 
and for the hope of glory. Glory be to Thee, 
that His doctrines perfectly enlighten the human 
mind; that His precepts clearly point out to us 
the path of duty; that His example incites and 
encourages our works of love ; that His death 
speaks peace and joy to the upright believer; 
that His resurrection from the grave establishes 
our confidence in Him as our Divine Mediator 
and Redeemer ; and that His ascension to glory 
enlivens our best and dearest hopes ! 

Accept, God, we beseech Thee, the expres- 
sions of our thankfulness for these inestimable 
mercies. 

We would bless Thee especially this day for 
thy gracious promise, that, while the earth re- 
maineth, seed-time and harvest, summer and 
winter, day and night, shall not cease. The 
earth is thine, and thy blessing is upon it. Thou 



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sendest the springs into the valleys which run 
among the hills. Thou causest the grass to grow 
for all cattle, and herb for the use of man. Thou 
makes t the furrows of the field soft with showers, 
and blessest the springing thereof, that there may 
be seed for the sower and bread for the eater. 
Thou dost clothe the pastures with flocks, and 
coverest the valleys with corn and wine. Thou 
makest the clouds to drop down fatness, and the 
hills to rejoice on every side. Thou crownest 
the year with thy goodness, and ten thousand 
mercies invite us to thy praise. 

We thank Thee for our beloved country. Thou 
hast done great things for us, whereof we are glad. 
We have heard with our ears, our fathers have 
told us, what works Thou didst in their day, in 
the times of old. Thou hast given us a goodly 
land, — a land of brooks, and fountains, and val- 
leys, and hills, — a land of wheat, and barley, and 
vines, and goodly trees, — a land where there is 
bread without slackness, whose stones are iron, 
and out of whose hills cometh brass, and silver, 
and gold, — a land in which Thou hast set up 
thy holy tabernacle and sent forth the light of 
thy Gospel, — a land which is the glory of all 
lands, — the home of freedom, of plenty, and of 
peace. For this we would praise Thee, and 
magnify thy name together. 



FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 4 217 

We thank Thee, that even in our afflictions 
the hand of thy goodness has been with us, and 
that even the strokes of thy judgments have been 
directed and attempered with love. In all our 
sorrows and sickness, bereavements and misfor- 
tunes, Thou hast not left us comfortless, nor 
blotted us out of thy book. Thou hast provided 
a balm for every grief, and a blessed hope against 
all distresses. 

But, whilst we bless Thee, Almighty God, for 
thy goodness and thy wonderful works, we are 
humbled by the thought of our ingratitude and 
unworthiness. We lament before Thee, that we 
have not duly hearkened to the voice of thy 
Word, nor been duly sensible of thy mercy and 
compassion. We have been guilty of many errors 
and transgressions, and negligent in the govern- 
ment of our hearts and the ordering of our lives. 
We have exposed ourselves to thy righteous dis- 
pleasure, and would bow down before thy throne, 
imploring thy pardon. God, have mercy upon 
the works of thy hand, and forgive and accept 
thy people, according to the covenant of thy 
grace in Jesus Christ our Lord. 

[Other prayers.] 

Look down with thy special favor upon these 
United States. Enable the President, and all 



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others in authority, to discharge the duties of 
their stations with wisdom and integrity, as men 
responsible to Thee. Counsel our counsellors, 
and teach our senators wisdom. Give them a 
spirit of understanding and might, a spirit of 
knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Remove 
not the speech of the trusty, nor take away the 
understanding of the aged; and let not prudence 
be hid from the eyes of those who govern. Send 
down upon all ministers and their congregations 
the needful spirit of thy grace, and give such 
efficacy to the word of truth and the means of 
grace that righteousness and peace may be our 
perpetual inheritance. Give to the people of this 
land to acknowledge Thee as the Governor of 
the nations, and to dwell together in unity and 
all godliness and honesty. Give to those that are 
young to remember their Creator in the days of 
their youth, and to be restrained from the ways 
of vanity and vice. Give to the aged whatever 
is demanded by their gathering infirmities, that 
they may still bring forth fruit in old age, to show 
that the Lord is faithful and true. Make their 
gray hairs a crown of honor, being found in the 
way of righteousness. Keep those that are rich 
from being hard-hearted, unthankful, unchari- 
table, and from trusting in uncertain riches, and 
make them rich in good works, ready to commu- 



FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 219 

nicate, that they may lay up for themselves an 
abundant store in heaven. Make those that are 
poor in this world to be rich in faith and con- 
tented in the blessings of thy most precious 
grace. And may all learn to know Thee, whom 
to know aright is life eternal ! 

And, now, what shall we render unto the Lord 
for all his benefits towards us ? How shall we 
utter the memory of thy great goodness ? Open 
Thou our lips, and our mouths shall show forth 
thy praises ; yea, we will sing unto Thee as long 
as we live. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, 

Day of Humiliation and Prayer. 

ALMIGHTY, eternal, and most merciful God, 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, 
together with the Son and the Holy Ghost livest 
and reignest from everlasting to everlasting; 
Thou hast said : Why will ye die in your sins, 
for I am merciful and will not keep mine anger 
forever, only acknowledge thine iniquity, that 
thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy 
God. Trusting in this merciful assurance of thy 
word, we poor sinners come before thy divine 
Majesty, and confess and bewail the sins which 



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we have committed against Thee. Thou, 
Lord, art holy, but we are unholy ; Thou art 
righteous, but we are unrighteous, our sins are 
more than can be numbered ; we have oft-times 
despised thy holy commandments ; we have not 
obeyed the voice of thy beloved Son ; we have 
resisted the call of thy Holy Spirit; we have 
offended our neighbor; we have brought reproach 
upon thy holy gospel and Sacraments, and we 
have abused thy gifts. Lord, we are not worthy 
to be called thy children; we have rendered our- 
selves deserving of the punishments due to the 
guilty. We would not rebel against thy divine 
Majesty, but we would humble ourselves under 
thy mighty hand and acknowledge thy justice. 
Have mercy upon us, we beseech Thee, even as 
Thou hast shown mercy unto every distressed 
and penitent soul from the foundation of the 
world. Our fathers trusted in Thee : they trusted 
and Thou didst deliver them ; they cried unto 
Thee and were delivered. Most merciful God, 
look upon us with compassion, for Thou art our 
Shepherd, and we are the sheep of thy fold; 
Thou art our Father, and we are thy children. 
Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, hath borne our in- 
iquities and carried our sorrows. Have mercy 
upon us, Lord of Hosts, for the sake of the 
bitter sufferings and death of thy dear Son. 



FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 221 

Grant us true repentance, and give us grace al- 
ways to live a godly life; increase and strengthen 
our feeble faith, that we may not be hearers of 
the word only, but doers of thy word, and so be- 
come the temples of the Holy Ghost forever. 
Shine into our hearts with thy divine light, that 
in these evil days we may have a cheerful spirit 
and be filled with heavenly joy. Suffer us not, 
like the children of this world, to fall into sinful 
security, and to become careless of the salvation 
of our souls, but incline our hearts to watch and 
pray. Defend us from disease, pestilence, and 
all other evils of body and soul. Bring to 
naught the wicked designs of ungodly men, who 
dishonor and blaspheme thy holy name, and 
grant us thy peace. Protect and bless our gov- 
ernment, and graciously deliver our beloved 
country from every evil which we feel or fear. 
Bless thy whole Christian Church in all the 
world. And whenever it shall please Thee to 
call us out of this vale of sorrow, may thy grace 
preserve us, and the Comforter, the Holy Ghost 
cheer and support us in our last hour, and con- 
duct us to the joys of everlasting life, where with 
angels and archangels, we shall praise and give 
thanks to Thee the Father, and the Son, and 
the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. 



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THE ACCOUNT OF OUR LORD'S 
SUFFERING AND DEATH. 

fl To be read at the Holy Communion, during Lent, or in fitting por- 
tions , day by day, during the week next before Easter. 

First Portion. 

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and 
were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, 
then sent Jesus two disciples, 

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against 
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a 
colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 

And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, 
The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he 
will send them. 

All this was done that it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by the prophet, saying, 

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king 
cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass and 
a colt, the foal of an ass. 

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus com- 
manded them. 

And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on 
them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 

And a very great multitude spread their garments 
in the way ; others cut down branches from the trees, 
and strewed them in the way. 

And the multitudes that went before, and that fol- 
lowed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: 
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord ; 
Hosanna in the highest. — Matt. 21 : 1-9. 

These things understood not his disciples at the 
first : but when Jesus was glorified, then remem- 






our lord's suffering and death. 223 

bered they that these things were written of him, 
and that they had done these things unto him. 

The people therefore that was with him when he 
called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from 
the dead, bare record. 

For this cause the people also met him, for that 
they heard that he had done this miracle. 

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, 
Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold the 
world is gone after him. — John 12 : 16-19. 

And some of the Pharisees from among the mul- 
titude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you 
that, if these should hold their peace, the stones 
would immediately cry out. 

And when he was come near, he beheld the city 
and wept over it. 

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least 
in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy 
peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine 
enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass 
thee round, and keep thee in on every side. 

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy 
children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee 
one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not 
the time of thy visitation. — Luke 19 : 39-44. 

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the 
city was moved, saying, Who is this? 

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet 
of Nazareth of Galilee.— Matt. 21 : 10, 11. 

And there were certain Greeks among them that 
came up to worship at the feast: 

The same came therefore to Philip, which was of 



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Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, 
we would see Jesus. 

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew : and again 
Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. 

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is 
come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of 
wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone : 
but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 

He that loveth his life shall lose it ; and he that 
hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life 
eternal. 

If any man serve me, let him follow me ; and 
where 1 am, there shall also my servant be: if any 
man serve me, him will my Father honor. 

Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? 
Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause 
came T unto this hour. 

Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a 
voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, 
and will glorify it again. 

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, 
said that it thundered : others said, An angel spake 
to him. 

Jesus answered and said, This voice came not be- 
cause of me, but for your sakes. 

Now is the judgment of this world ; now shall 
the prince of this world be cast out. 

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw 
all men unto me. 

This he said, signifying what death he should die. 

The people answered him, We have heard out of 
the law that Christ abideth forever: and how sayest 
thou, The Son of man must be lifted up ? who is 
this Son of man ? 

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is 
the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, 



our lord's suffering and deatii. 225 

lest darkness come upon you : for he that walketh 
in darkness knovveth not whither he goeth. While 
ye have light believe in the light, that ye may be 
the children of light. These things spake Jesus, 
and departed, and did hide himself from them. — 
John 12: 20-36. 

And now the eventide was come, he went out 
unto Bethany with the twelve. — Mark 11 : 11. 

Second Portion. 

And on the morrow, when they were come from 
Bethany, he was hungry. 

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he 
came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and 
when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; 
for the time of figs was not yet. 

And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat 
fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples 
heard it. 

And they come to Jerusalem ; and Jesus went into 
the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and 
bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of 
the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold 
doves ; 

And would not suffer that any man should carry 
any vessel through the temple. 

And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not writ- 
ten, My house shall be called of all nations the house 
of prayer ? but ye have made it a den of thieves. — 
Mark 11: 12-17. 

And the blind and the lame came to him in the 
temple ; and he healed them. 

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the 

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wonderful things that he did, and the children cry- 
ing in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of 
David ; they were sore displeased, 

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say ? 
And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never 
read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou 
hast perfected praise ? — Matt. 21 : 14-16. 

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief 
priests and the scribes and the chief of the people 
sought to destroy him. 

And could not find what they might do : for all 
the people were very attentive to hear him. — Luke 
19 : 47, 48. 

And when even was come, he went out of the 
city.— Mark 11 : 19. 

Third Portion. 

And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw 
the fig tree dried up from the roots. 

And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, 
Master, behold the fig tree which thou cursedst is 
withered away. 

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith 
in God. 

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall 
say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be 
thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his 
heart, but shall believe that those things which he 
saith shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever 
he saith. 

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye 
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,, 
and ye shall have them. 

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have 



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aught against any : that your Father also which is 
in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 

But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father 
which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. 

And they come again to Jerusalem : and as he was 
walking in the temple, there come to him the chief 
priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 

And say unto him, By what authority dost thou 
these things? and who gave thee this authority to 
do these things ? 

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will 
also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I 
will tell you by what authority I do these things. 

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of 
men ? answer me. 

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we 
say, From heaven ; he will say, Why then did ye not 
believe him ? 

But if we shall say, Of men ; they feared the peo- 
ple : for all men counted John that he was a prophet 
indeed. 

And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot 
tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither 
do I tell you by what authority I do these things. — 
Mark 11 : 20-33. 

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how 
they might entangle him in his talk. 

And they sent out unto him their disciples with 

the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou 

; art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, 

neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest 

not the person of men. 

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it law- 
.ful to give tribute unto Cresar, or not? 

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, 
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Show me the tribute money. And they brought 
unto him a penny. 

And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and 
superscription? 

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto 
them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which 
are Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are God's. 

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, 
and left him, and went their way. 

The same day came to him the Sadducees, wmich 
say that there i3 no resurrection, and asked him, 

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having 
no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and 
raise up seed unto his brother. 

Now there were with us seven brethren : and the 
first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and hav- 
ing no issue, left his wife unto his brother : 

Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the 
seventh. 

And last of all the woman died also. 

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she 
be of the seven ? for they all had her ? 

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, 
not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. 

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor 
are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God 
in heaven. 

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have 
ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, 
saying, 

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, 
and the God of Jacob. God is not the God of the 
dead, but of the living. 

And when the multitude heard this, they were 
astonished at his doctrine. 

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had 
put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered to- 
gether. 



our lord's suffering and death. 229 

Then one of them, which was a lawyer asked him 
a question, tempting him, and saying, 

Master, which is the great commandment in the 
law? 

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 
with all thy mind. 

This is the first and great commandment. 

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love 
thy neighbor as thyself. 

On these two commandments hang all the law and 
the prophets. 

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus 
asked them, 

Saying, What think ye of Christ ? Whose son is 
he ? r l hey say unto him, The son of David. 

He saith unto them, How then doth David in 
spirit call him Lord, saying, 

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right 
hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son ? 

And no man was able to answer him a word, neither 
durst any man from that day forth ask him any more 
questions. — Matt 22: 15-46. 

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and be- 
held how the people cast money into the treasury : 
and many that were rich cast in much. 

And there came a certain poor widow, and she 
threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 

And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto 
them, Verily I say unto you, That thi3 poor widow 
hath cast more in than all they which have cast into 
the treasury : 

For all they did cast in of their abundance ; but 
Bhe of her want did cast in all that she had, even all 
her living;. — Mark 12 : 41-44. 



230 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: 
and his disciples came to him for to show him the 
buildings of the temple. 

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these 
things ? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left 
here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown 
down. 

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the dis- 
ciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when 
shall these things be ? and what shall be the sign of 
thy coming, and of the end of the world ? 

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take 
heed that no man deceive you. 

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am 
Christ; and shall deceive many. 

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars : see 
that ye be not troubled ; for all these things must come 
to pass, but the end is not yet. 

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom 
against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and 
pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 

All these are the beginning of sorrows. — Matt. 24 : 
1-8. 

Take ye heed, watch and pray : for ye know 'not 
when the time is. 

For the Son of man is as a man taking a far jour- 
ney, who left his house, and gave authority to his 
servants, and to every man his work, and com- 
manded the porter to watch. 

Watch ye therefore : for ye know not when the 
master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight^ 
or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning. 

Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 

And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. — 
Mark 13 : 33-37. 



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And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all 
these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the pass- 
over, and the Son of man is betrayed to be cruci- 
fied.— Matt. 26 : 1, 2. 

Fourth Portion. 

Then assembled together the chief priests and the 
scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace 
of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 

And consulted that they might take Jesus by sub- 
tilty, and kill him,. 

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be 
an uproar among the people. 

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of 
Simon the leper, 

There came unto him a woman having an alabaster 
box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his 
head, as he sat at meat 

But when his disciples saw it, they had indigna- 
tion, saying, To what purpose is this waste ? 

For this ointment might have been sold for much, 
and given to the poor. 

When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, 
Why trouble ye the woman ? for she hath wrought 
a good work upon me. 

For ye have the poor always with you ; but me ye 
have not always. 

For in that she hath poured this ointment on my 
body, she did it for my burial. 

Yerily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel 
shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also 
this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memo- 
rial of her. 

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went 
unto the chief priests, 



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And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I 
will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted 
with him for thirty pieces of silver. 

And from that time he sought opportunity to 
betray him.— Matt. 26 : 3-16. 

Fifth Portion. 

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the 
passover must be killed. 

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and pre- 
pare us the passover, that we may eat. 

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we 
prepare ? 

And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are en- 
tered into the city, there shall a man meet you, 
bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him into the 
house where he entereth in. 

And ye shall say unto the good man of the house, 
The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guest- 
chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my 
disciples ? 

And he shall show you a large upper room fur- 
nished : there make ready. 

And they went, and found as he had said unto 
them : and they made ready the passover. 

And when the hour was come, he sat down, and 
the twelve apostles with him. 

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired 
to eat this passover with 3-011 before I suffer : 

For I say unto you, I w ill not any more eat thereof, 
until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, 
Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit 
of the vine, until the kingdom of God 6hall come. 

And there was also a strife among them, which 
of them should be accounted the greatest. 



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And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles 
exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise 
authority upon them are called benefactors. 

But ye shall not be so : but he that is greatest 
among you, let him be as the younger; and he that 
is chief, as he that doth serve. 

For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or 
he that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ; but 
I am among you as he that serveth. 

Ye are they which have continued with me in my 
temptations. 

And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father 
hath appointed unto me ; 

That ye may eat and drink at my table in my 
kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve 
tribes of lamel—Luke 22 : 7-18, 24-80. 

"Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus 
knew that his hour was come that he should depart 
out of this world unto the Father, having loved his 
own which were in the world, he loved them unto 
the end. 

And supper being ended, (the devil having now 
put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to 
betray him,) 

Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things 
into his hands, and that he was come from God, and 
went to God ; 

He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments ; 
and took a towel, and girded himself. 

After that he poureth water into a basin, and 
began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them 
with the towel wherewith he was girded. 

Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith 
unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do 
thou knowest not now ; but thou shalt know here- 
after. 



234 ORDER OP PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my 
feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou 
hast no part with me. 

Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet 
only, but also my hands, and my head. 

Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not 
save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : and 
ye are clean, but not all. 

For he knew who should betray him : therefore 
said he, Ye are not all clean 

So after he had washed their feet, and had taken 
his garments, and was set down again, he said unto 
them, Know ye what I have done to you ? 

Ye call me Master and Ljord : and ye say well : for 
so I am. 

If I then, your Lord and Master, have w r ashedyour 
feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 

For I have given you an example, that ye should 
do as I have done to you. 

Yerily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not 
greater than his lord : neither he that is sent greater 
than he that sent him. 

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do 
them. 

I speak not of you all : I know whom I have 
chosen : but, that the Scriptures may be fulfilled, He 
that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel 
against me. 

Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is 
come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 

Yerily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth 
whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that re- 
ceiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 

When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in 
spirit, and testified, and said, Yerily, verily, I say 
unto you, That one of you shall betray me. 

Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting 
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Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his 
disciples, whom Jesus loved. 

Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he 
should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 

He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, 
Lord, who is it ? 

Jesus answered, He it is to whom I shall give a 
sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dip- 
ped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of 
Simon. 

And after the sop, Satan entered into him. Then 
said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 

Now no man at the table knew for what intent he 
spake this unto him. 

For some of them thought, because Judas had the 
bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things 
that we have need of against the feast ; or, that he 
should give something to the poor. 

He then having received the sop went immediately 
out : and it was night. 

Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now 
is the Son of man glorified and God is glorified in 
him. 

If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify 
him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 

Little children, yet a little while I am with you. 
You shall seek me : and as I said unto the Jews, 
Whither I go, ye cannot come ; so now I say to 
you. 

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye 
love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also 
love one another. 

By this shall all mem know that ye are my disci- 
ples, if ye have loved one another. 

Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest 
thou ? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou 



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canst not follow me now : but thou shalt follow me 
afterwards. 

Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow 
thee now ? I wiH lay down my life for thy sake. 

Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life 
for my sake ? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The 
cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. 
—John 13 : 1-38. 

And he said unto them, When I sent you without 
purse and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? 
And they said, Nothing. 

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a 
purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he 
that hath no sword, let him sell bis garment and 
bay one. 

For I say unto you, that this that is written must 
yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned 
among the transgressors : for the things concerning 
me have an end. 

And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. 
And he said unto them, it is enough. — Luke 22: 
35-38. 

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and 
blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, 
and said, Take, eat ; this is my body. 

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave 
it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it ; 

For this is niy blood of the new testament, which 
is shed for many for the remission of sins. 

But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of 
this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it 
new with you in my Father's kingdom. — Matt. 26 : 
26-29. 

And when they had sung an hymn, they went out 
into the Mount of Olives. 



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Then saith Jesus unto them, All je shall be of- 
fended because of me this night : for it is written, 
I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the 
flock shall be scattered abroad. 

But after I am risen again, I will go before you 
into Galilee. 

Peter answered and said unto him, Though all 
men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never 
be offended. 

Jesus saith unto him, Veril y I say unto thee, that 
this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me 
thrice. 

Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, 
yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the 
disciples. 

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called 
Grethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, 
while I go and pray yonder. 

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of 
Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceedingly 
sorrowful, even unto death : tarry ye here, and watch 
with me. 

And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, 
and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, 
let this cup pass from me ! nevertheless, not as I will, 
but as thou wilt. 

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth 
them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What ! could ye 
not watch with me one hour? 

Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into tempta- 
tion : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is 
weak. 

He went away again the second time, and prayed, 
saying, my Father, if this cup may not pass away 
from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 



238 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

And he came and found them asleep again : for 
their eyes were heavy. 

And he left them, and went away again, and prayed 
the third time, saying the same words. 

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto 
them, Sleep on now, and take your rest : behold, the 
hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into 
the hands of sinners. 

Rise, let us be going : behold, he is at hand that 
doth betray me. 

And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the 
twelve, came, and with him a great multitude, with 
swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders 
of the people. 

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, say- 
ing, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold 
him fast. 

And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, 
Master: and kissed him. 

And Jesus said unto him, Friend wherefore art 
thou come? Then came they and laid hands on 
Jesus, and took him. 

Aud, behold, one of them which were with Jesus 
stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and 
struck a servant of the high-priest's, and smote off 
his ear. 

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword 
into his place : for all they that take the sword, 
shall perish with the sword. 

Thinkest though that I cannot now pray to my 
Father, and he shall presently give me more than 
twelve legions of angels ? 

But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that 
thus it must be ? 

In that same hour said Jesus to the multitude, 
Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords 



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and staves for to take me ? I sat daily with you 
teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 

But all this was clone, that the Scriptures of the 
prophets might he fulfilled. Then all the disciples 
forsook him and fled.— Matt. 26: 30-56. 

x^nd there followed him a certain young man, 
having a linen cloth cast about his naked body ; and 
the young man laid hold on him : 

And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them 
naked.— Mark 14: 51-52. 

Then the band and the captain and officers of the 
Jews took Jesus, and bound him, 

And led him away to Annas first ; for he was 
father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest 
that same year. 

ISTow Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the 
Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die 
for the people. 

The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, 
and of his doctrine. 

Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world ; 
I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, 
whither the Jews always resort ; and in secret have 
I said nothing. 

Why askest thou me ? ask them which heard me, 
what 1 have said unto them ; behold they know 
what I said. 

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers 
which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his 
hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear 
witness of the evil: hut if well, why smitest thou 
me?— John 18 : 12-14, 19-28. 

And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another 



240 ORDBR OP PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

disciple : that disciple was known unto the high 
priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the 
high priest. 

But Peter stood at the door without. Then went 
out that other disciple, which was known unto the 
high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, 
and brought in Peter. 

Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto 
Peter, Art thou not also one of this man's disciples? 
He saith I am not. 

And the servants and officers stood there, who had 
made a iire of coals; for it was cold: and they 
warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them 
and warmed himself. 

And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. 
They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one 
of his disciples ? lie denied it, and said, I am not. 

One of the servants of the high priest, being his 
kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I 
see thee in the garden with him? 

Peter then denied again : and immediately the 
cock crew. — John 16 : 15-18, 25-27. 

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And 
Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had 
said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shait deny 
me thrice. 

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. — Luke 22: 
61,62. 

And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him 
away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes 
and the elders were assembled. — Matt. 26 : 57. 

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the 
council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put 
him to death ; 



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But found none : yea, though many false witnesses 
came, yet found they none. At the last came two 
false witnesses, 

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the 
temple of God, and to build it in three days. 

And the high priest arose, and said unto him, 
Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these wit- 
ness against thee ? 

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest 
answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the 
living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the 
Christ, the Son of God. 

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said : neverthe- 
less I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of 
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming 
in the clouds of heaven. 

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He 
hath spoken blasphemy ; what further need have we 
of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blas- 
phemy. 

What think ye? They answered and said, He is 
guilty of death. 

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him ; 
and others smote him with the palms of their hands, 

Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he 
that smote thee?— Matt. 26 : 59-68. 

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people 
and the chief priests and the scribes came together, 
and led him into their council, saying, 

Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto 
them, if I tell you, ye will not believe : 

And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor 
let me go. 

Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right 
hand of the power of God. 
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242 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God ? 
And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. 

And they said, What need we any further wit- 
ness ? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. 
—Luke 22 : 66-71. 

And when they had bound him, they led him 
away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the 
governor. 

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he 
saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and 
brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief 
priests and elders, 

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the 
innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us ? 
see thou to that. 

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the tem- 
ple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and 
said, It is not lawful for to put them into the trea- 
sury, because it is the price of blood. 

And they took counsel, and bought with them the 
potter's field, to bury strangers in. 

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, 
unto this day. 

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by 
Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the 
thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was 
valued, whom they of the children of Israel did 
value ; 

And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord 
appointed me.— Matt. 27 : 2-10. 

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall 
of judgment : and it was early ; and they themselves 
went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be 
defiled ; but that they might eat the passover. 



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Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What 
accusation bring ye against this man? 

They answered and said unto him, If he were not 
a malefactor, we should not have delivered him up 
unto thee. 

Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and 
judge him according to your law. The Jews there- 
fore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any 
man to death : 

That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which 
he spake, signifying what death he should die. 

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, 
and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the 
King of the Jews ? 

Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of 
thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 

Pilate answered, am I a Jew? Thine own nation 
and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me : 
what hast thou done? 

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world : 
if my kingdom were of this world, then would my 
servants light, that I should not be delivered to the 
Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king 
then ? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a 
king. To this end was I born, and for this cause 
came I into the world, that I should bear witness 
unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth 
heareth my voice. 

Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when 
he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, 
and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. — 
John 18 : 28-38. 

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the 
governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of 
the Jews ? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 



244 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

And when he was accused of the chief priests and 
elders, he answered nothing. 

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how 
many things they witness against thee ? 

And he answered hirn to never a word ; inso- 
much that the governor marvelled greatly. — Matt. 
27:11-14. 

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the 
people, I find no fault in this man. 

And they were the more tierce, saying, he stirreth 
up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, be- 
ginning from Galilee to this place. 

When Pilate heard of Gaiilee, he asked whether 
the man were a Galilean. 

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto 
Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who 
himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding 
glad : for he was desirous to see him of a long season , 
because he had heard many things of him ; and he 
hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 

Then he questioned with him in many words ; but 
he answered him nothing. 

And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehe- 
mently accused him. 

And Herod with his men of war set him at naught, 
and mocked him., and arrayed him in a gorgeous 
robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made 
friends together : for before they were at enmity be- 
tween themselves. 

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief 
priests and the rulers and the people, 

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto 
me, as one that perverteth the people : and, behold, 
I, having examined him before you, have found no 



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fault in this man touching those things whereof ye 
accuse him ; 

No, nor yet Herod : for I sent you to him : and, 
lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 

I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 

(For of necessity he must release one unto them 
at the feast.) 

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with 
this man, and release unto us Barabbas: 

(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and 
for murder, was cast into prison.) 

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake 
again to them. 

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what 
evil hath he done ? I have found no cause of death 
in him : I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring 
that he might be crucified. And the voices of them 
and of the chief priests prevailed. 

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they 
required. 

And he released unto them him that for sedition 
and murder was cast into prison, whom they had 
desired ; but he delivered Jesus to their will. — Luke 
23 : 4-25. 

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into 
the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole 
band of soldiers. 

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet 
robe. 

And when they had platted a crown of thorns, 
they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand : 
and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked 
him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! 



246 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and 
smote him on the head. — Matt. 27 : 27-30. 

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto 
them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye 
may know that I find no fault in him. 

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of 
thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto 
them, Behold the man ! 

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw 
him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify 
Mm. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and cru- 
cify him : for I find no fault in him. 

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our 
law he ought to die, because he made himself the 
Son of God. 

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was 
the more afraid ; 

And went again into the judgment hall, and saith 
unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus gave him 
no answer. 

Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not 
unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to 
crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? 

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at 
all against me, except it were given thee from above : 
therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the 
greater sin. 

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release 
him : but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this 
man go, thou art not Caesar's friend : whosoever 
maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. 

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he 
brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment 
seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in 
the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 

And it was the preparation of the passover, and 



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about the sixth hour : and he saith unto the Jews, 
Behold your King ! 

But they cried out, Away with him, away with 
him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I 
crucify your King ? The chief priest answered, "We 
have no king but Csesar. 

Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be 
crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. 
— John 19:4-16. 

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon 
one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, 
and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear 
it after Jesus. 

And there followed him a great company of people, 
and of women, which also bewailed and lamented 
him. 

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of 
Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, 
and for your children. 

For behold the days are coming, in the which 
they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the 
wombs that never bare, and the paps which never 
gave suck. 

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, 
Fall on us : and to the hills, Cover us. 

For if they do these things in a green tree, what 
shall be done in the dry ? 

And there were also two other, malefactors, led 
with him to be put to death. 

And when they were come to the place, which is 
called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the 
malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on 
the left.— Luke 23 : 26-33. 

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, 
took his garments, and made four parts, to every 



248 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

soldier a part ; and also his coat : now the coat was 
without seam, woven from the top throughout. 

They said therefore among themselves, let us not 
rend it, bat cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that 
the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They 
parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture 
they did cast lots. These things therefore the 
soldiers did.— John 19 : 23, 24. 

And sitting down they watched him there; 

And set up over his head his accusation written, 
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 

Then were there two thieves crucified with him, 
one on the right hand, and another on the left. — 
Matt 27 : 36-38. 

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And 
he was numbered with the transgressors. — Mark 
15 : 28. 

This title then read many of the Jews : for the 
place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city : 
and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and 
Latin. 

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, 
Write not, the King of the Jews ; but that he said, 
I am King of the Jews. 

Pilate answered, What I have written I have 
written.— John 19 : 20-22. 

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging 
their heads, 

And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and 
buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be 
the Son of God, come down from the cross. 

Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with 
the scribes and elders, said, 



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He saved others ; himself he cannot save. If he 
be the King of Israel, let him now come down from 
the cross, and we will believe him. 

He trusted in God ; let him deliver him now, if he 
will have him : for he said, I am the Son of God.- — 
Matt. 27 : 39-43. 

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, 
and offering him vinegar, 

And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save 
thyself.— Luke 23 : 36, 37. 

And one of the malefactors which were hanged 
railed on him, saying, If thou be the Christ, save 
thyself and us. 

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, 
Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same 
condemnation ? 

And we indeed justly ; for we receive the due re- 
ward of our deeds : but this man hath done nothing 
amiss. 

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when 
thou comest into thy kingdom. 

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, 
To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. — Luke 
23 : 39-43. 

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, 
and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, 
and Mary Magdalene. 

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the dis- 
ciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his 
mother, Woman, behold thy son ! 

Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother ! 
And from that hour that disciple took her unto his 
own home. — John 19 : 25-27. 



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Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over 
all the land unto the ninth hour. 

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud 
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? that is to 
say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 

Some of them that stood there, when they heard 
that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 

And straightway one of them ran, and took a 
sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a 
reed, and gave him to drink. 

The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will 
come to save him. 

Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, 
yielded up the ghost. 

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in 
twain from the top to the bottom ; and the earth 
did quake, and the rocks rent ; 

And the graves were opened ; and many bodies of 
the saints which slept arose, 

And came out of the graves after his resurrection, 
and went into the holy city, and appeared unto 
many. 

Now when the centurion, and they that were with 
him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those 
things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, 
Truly this was the Son of God. 

And many women were there beholding afar off, 
which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto 
him : 

J ^Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary 
the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of 
Zebedee's children.— Matt. 27 : 45-56. 

The Jews therefore, because it was the prepara- 
tion, that the bodies should not remain upon the 
cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was 



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an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might 
be broken, and that they might be taken away. 

Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the 
first, and of the other which, was crucified with him. 

But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he 
was dead already, they brake not his legs : 

But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his 
side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. 

And he that saw it bare record, and his record is 
true : and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye 
might believe. 

For these things were done, that the scripture 
should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be 
broken. 

And again another scripture saith, They shall look 
on him whom they pierced. 

And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a dis- 
ciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, be- 
sought Pilate that he might take away the body of 
Jesus : and Pilate gave him leave. He came there- 
fore, and took the body of Jesus. 

And there came also Mcodemus, which at the 
first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture 
of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 

Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it 
in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the 
Jews is to bury. 

Now in the place where he was crucified there 
was a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, 
wherein was never man yet laid. 

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the 
Jews' preparation day: for the sepulchre was nigh 
at hand.— John 19 : 31-42. 

And the women also, which came with him from 
Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and 
how his body was laid. 



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And they returned, and prepared spices and oint- 
ments ; and rested the sabbath day according to the 
commandment. — Luke 23 : 55-56. 

Seventh Portion. 

]STow the next day, that followed the day of the 
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came to- 
gether unto Pilate, 

Saying. Sir, we remember that the deceiver said, 
while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise 
again. 

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made 
sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by 
night and steal him away, and say unto the people, 
He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be 
w T orse than the first. 

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch : go your 
way, make it as sure as ye can. 

So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing 
the stone, and setting a watch. — Matt. 27 : 62-66. 

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for 
the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and 
came and rolled back the stone from the door, and 
sat upon it. 

His countenance was like lightning, and his rai- 
ment white as snow: 

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and 
became as dead men. — Matt. 28 : 2-4. 

Eighth Portion. 

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, 
and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had 
bought sweet spices, that they might come and 
anoint him. 

And very early in the morning the first day of the 



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week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of 
the sun. 

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll 
us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 

And when they looked, they saw that the stone 
was rolled away: for it was very great. 

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young 
man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white 
garment ; and they were affrighted. 

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted : Ye 
seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is 
risen ; he is not here : behold the place where they 
laid him. 

But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that 
he goeth before you into Galilee : there shall ye see 
him as he said unto you. 

And they went out quickly, and fled from the 
sepulchre ; for they trembled and were amazed : 
neither said they anything to any man; for they 
were afraid. — Mark 16 : 1-8. 

Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, 
and came to the sepulchre. 

So they ran both together: and the other disciple 
did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 

And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the 
linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. 

Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went 
into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 

And the napkin, that was about his head, not 
lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together 
in a place by itself. 

Then went in also that other disciple, which came 
first to the sepulchre, and he saw and believed. 

For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he 
must rise again from the dead. 



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Then the disciples went away again unto their 
own home. 

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: 
and as she wept, she stooped down and looked into 
the sepulchre, 

And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at 
the head, and the other at the feet, where the body 
of Jesus had lain. 

And they say unto her, Woman, w r hy weepest 
thou? She saith unto them, Because they have 
taken away my Lord, and I know not where they 
have laid him. 

And when she had thus said, she turned herself 
back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it 
was Jesus. 

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? 
whom seekest thou ? She, supposing him to be the 
gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him 
hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will 
take him away. 

Jesus saith unto her Mary. She turned herself, 
and saith unto him, Rabboni ; which is to 6ay, Master. 

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not 
yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, 
and say unto them, I ascend unto ray Father, and 
your Father; and to ray God, and your God. — John 
20 : 3-17. 

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus 
met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held 
him by the feet, and worshipped him. 

Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid : go tell 
my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall 
they see me.— Matt 28 : 9, 10. 

And they returned from the sepulchre, and told all 
these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. 



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It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary 

the mother of James, and other women that ivere with 
them, which told these things unto the apostles. 

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and 
they believed them not. — Luke 24 : 9-11. 

£Tow when they were going, behold, some of the 
watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief 
priests all the things that were done. 

And when they were assembled with the elders, 
and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto 
the soldiers, 

Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and 
stole him away while we slept. 

And if this come to the governor's ears, we will 
persuade him and secure you. 

So they took the money, and did as they were 
taught : and this saying is commonly reported among 
the Jews until this day. — Matt. 28 : 11-15. 

And, behold, two of them went that same day to 
a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem 
about threescore furlongs. 

And they talked together of all these things which 
had happened. 

And it came to pass, that, while they communed 
together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and 
went with them. 

But their eyes were holden that they should not 
know him. 

And he said unto them, What manner of com- 
munications are these that ye have one to another, 
as ye walk, and are sad? 

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, 
answering, said unto him, Art thou only a stranger 
in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which 
are come to pass there in these days ? 



256 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

And he said unto them, What things ? And they 
said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which 
was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God 
and all the people: 

And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered 
him to he condemned to death, and have crucified 
him. 

But we trusted that it had been he which should 
have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, to-day is 
the third day since these things were done. 

Yea, and certain women also of our company made 
us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre. 

And when they found not his body, they came, 
saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, 
which said that he was alive. 

And certain of them which were with us went to 
the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had 
said : but him they saw not, 

Then he said unto them, fools, and slow of heart 
to believe all that the prophets have spoken : 

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and 
to enter into his glory ? 

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he 
expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things 
concerning himself. 

And they drew nigh unto the village, whither 
they went : and he made as though he would have 
gone further. 

But they constrained him, saying abide with us: 
for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. 
And he went in to tarry with them. 

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, 
he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to 
them. 

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him ; 
and he vanished out of their sight. 

And they said one to another, Did not our heart 



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burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, 
and while he opened to us the scriptures ? 

And they rose up the same hour, and returned to 
Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, 
and them that were with them, 

Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath ap- 
peared to Si men. 

And they told what things were done in the way, 
and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. 

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in 
the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be 
unto you. 

But they were terrified and affrighted, and sup- 
posed that they had seen a spirit. 

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and 
why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 

Behold my hands and my feet, that it is T myself: 
handle me and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and 
bones, as ye see me have. 

And when he had thus spoken, he showed them 
his hands and his feet. 

And while they yet believed not for joy, and won- 
dered, he said unto them, Have you here any meat? 

And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of 
an honeycomb. 

And he took it y and did eat before them. 

And he said unto them, These are the words which 
I spake unto you while I was yet with you, that all 
things must be fulfilled, which were written in the 
law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, 
concerning me. 

Then opened he their understanding, that they 
might understand the scriptures, 

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus 
it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead 
the third day : 



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And that repentance and remission of sins should 
be preached in his name among all nations, b'e^imino- 
at Jerusalem. ..„..- ° 

A.nd ye are witnesses of these things. 

And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon 
you : but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ve be 
endued with power from on high.— Luke 2i: 13-29. 

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you- 
as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you 

And when he had said this, he breathed on them 
and saith unto them, Eeceive ye the Holv Ghost- 

\V hose soever sins ye remit, thev are remitted unto 
them ; and whose soever sins ye retain, thev are re- 
tained. 

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus 
was not with them when Jesus came. 

The other disciples therefore said unto him, TTe 
have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except 
1 shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put 
my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my 
hana into his side, I will not believe. 

And after eight days again his disciples were 
within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, 
the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and 
said, Peace be unto you. 

Then saith he to Thomas, reach hither thy finder 
and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand' 
and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but 
believing. 

And 1 homas answered and said unto him, Af y Lord 
and my God. * J 

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast 
seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are thev that 
have not seen, and yet have believed.— John 20 : 21-29. 

Peter, seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, and what 
snail this man do? 



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J^sus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I 
come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 

Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, 
that that disciple should not die: yet Jesns said unto 
him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry 
till I come, what is that to thee? — John 21 : 21-23. 

: Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, 
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 

And when they saw him, they worshipped him ; 
but some doubted. 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All 
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. — 
Matt 2j: 16-18. 

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, 
and preach the gospel to every creature. 

He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; 
but he that believeth not, shall be damned. 

. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In 
my name shall they cast out devils ; they shall speak 
with new tongues; 

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink 
sluj deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall 
lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. — 
Mark 16 : 15-18. 

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing 
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost : 

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I- 
have commanded you : and, lo, I am with you alway, 
even unto the end of the world. Amen. — Matt. 28 : 
19-20. 

To whom also he showed himself alive after his 
passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen of them 



260 ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to 
the kingdom of God : 

And being assembled together with them, com- 
manded them that they should not depart from 
Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, 
which, soith he, Ye have heard of me. 

For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall 
be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days 
hence. 

When they therefore were come together, they 
asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time 
restore again the kingdom to Israel? 

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know 
the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put 
in his own power. 

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy 
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses 
unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and 
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 

And when he had spoken these things, while they 
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him 
out of their sight. 

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven, 
as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in 
white apparel ; 

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye 
gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is 
taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like 
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 

Then returned they unto Jerusalem, from the 
mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sab- 
bath day's journey. — Acts 1 : 3-12. 

And they went forth, and preached everywhere, 
the Lord working with them, and confirming the 
word with signs following. Amen. — Mark 16 : 20. 



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